Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) has offered an amendment to the Senate reconciliation bill that would make it illegal for the government to cover Viagra through the exchanges.

The rationale here is that Coburn is trying to force Democrats into a difficult vote. If the amendment succeeds, the reconciliation package would clearly represent a change of policy, and not just of taxation and spending, and would therefore be subject to a sixty-vote threshold. If it fails, Democrats will be seen as standing up for molestors’ access to libido-enhancers.