Copyright Baton Rouge Advocate
I was saddened to see Sen. Bill Cassidy’s letter of desperation to the newspaper. Obviously, he still can’t face the reality that his political career as a senator for Louisiana is over. He crossed President Donald Trump by doing something that rarely occurs nowadays in the political arena: He voted his conscience by supporting the impeachment of Trump during his first term. For that, he was censured by the Louisiana Republican Party and immediately put on Trump’s outcasts' list. In a last feeble attempt to mend fences with Donald Trump, Cassidy jeopardized the entire medical care of the U.S. by his approval of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a snake oil salesman with no medical training, as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. It is also evident from this recent action that Cassidy obviously learned from his past mistake by not voting his conscience again. Cassidy did do a lot for Louisiana, especially in comparison to our other Louisiana congressional members, but the only issue that really matters is that he crossed Trump, and Trump never forgets. This is quite evident by the vigorous retribution campaign he is presently championing against his perceived adversaries of the past. And Cassidy is on that list. Hopefully, he will continue to serve Louisiana by reverting to his previous career as a gastroenterologist. JIM ANDERSON Ponchatoula
