After U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lost his seat last night, the Kennedys of Massachusetts will no doubt bestow a Profile In Courage Award upon him for voting his conscience.

And, no, that’s not a compliment to Cassidy.

In 1956, future President John F. Kennedy published a book, Profiles in Courage. The book examined eight U.S. senators who defied the wishes of their party leaders and even defied the wishes of their constituents.

The Kennedy family took that concept and created the Profile in Courage award. Ostensibly, this prize honors politicians who go against the collective desires of their party.

What few Republicans have won the award only did so because they either compromised with Democrats or caved to Democrats on any given issue. They include former President George H.W. Bush, who, in 1990, reversed his “No new taxes” pledge to please Democrats. Another Profile in Courage winner was former U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who, like Cassidy, voted to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment trial.

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, won the award, frankly….for being a Never-Trumper.

Oh, and former Republican Vice President Mike Pence got one too.

I can find no examples of the Kennedy family bestowing a Profile in Courage award on any Democrats for either compromising with Republicans and/or caving to Republicans.

A Profile in Courage award supposedly honors courage or integrity. But, obviously, the award only honors and celebrates liberal and progressive ideals.

So, clearly, Cassidy is going to win a Profile In Courage Award. If not this year, then the next. Like any good RINO, he’ll accept.

Cassidy gave a defiant concession speech last night, in which he blasted Trump and even the majority of Louisiana Republican voters. We can expect him to spend his next seven and a half months in office acting like his true self: a RINO.

CASSIDY’S VOTE TO CONVICT TRUMP

After the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Trump was impeached a second time, and Cassidy voted to convict. Cassidy gambled in 2021 that Trump couldn’t get elected dog catcher and that Trump and MAGA were now too toxic to gain another foothold in American politics.

Cassidy also knew he wasn’t up for reelection for another six years and believed voters back home had short memories and as long as Cassidy brought the bacon home then all would remain well.

Nope. Trump got reelected. The voters may have short memories about other things, but when it comes to that vote to convict they’ll never forget and they’ll never forgive.

Cassidy claimed Trump intentionally inflamed a mob on Jan. 6. That is why Cassidy voted to convict. Cassidy acted on information that was blatantly false.

Trump clearly told those who assembled in Washington, D.C. to march to the U.S. Capitol to make their voices heard — and to do so peacefully.

Trump’s voters are loyal to him and see him as a man who was and is persecuted for looking out for the best interests of middle-class voters. Their bond with Trump is too strong to break. Cassidy is too stupid to understand that.

We should respect a man who votes his conscience. But we should never respect a man who fell for the liberal corporate media narrative and didn’t get the full story before he voted to convict…especially when he knew he was extending his middle finger to his own voters.

Last night, the voters returned the gesture.

What’s most stunning about Cassidy is that he unseated Democrat Mary Landrieu 12 years ago after (1) she pissed off most Louisiana voters by essentially taking a bribe to cast the deciding vote for Obamacare (which we’re all still suffering for) and (2) She added fuel to the fire and went on national television and called most of the residents of the state she represented nothing but a bunch of ignorant, backward racists.

Cassidy should have been smart enough to learn from that and not piss off his own voters. Instead, he did his own thing and, in so doing, he went down defiantly.

Good riddance. Cassidy cannot leave the Senate soon enough.

Warhammer is a journalist with more than 20 years or professional experience. Follow Warhammer on Twitter @Real_Warhammer.