Sen. Charles Grassley made headlines this week when he criticized parts of a U.S. House bill that would pay for counseling for older Americans' final years, but in 2003, he supported legislation that included Medicare reimbursement for some end-of-life services. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Grassley's extreme hypocrisy is reported, and then the writer decides he has to repeat the inane nonsense excuses put forward by republicans, and doesn't point out the inanities.
Grassley being a key player in The Family from C-street shows he ascribes to a code that says ethics do not apply to him. At least he lives his code.
The article is on par with what passes for journalism these days. Facts are stated and quotes quoted. But there is no in-depth reporting. Again standard fare. For example: Grassley says: "...you have every right to fear," but no one evidently takes time to ask him "Fear what?" The final paragraph is a bit obtuse, closing with a whimper. There is also very little in the way of discovery or explanation, i.e., what exactly, or even remotely, does the provision mean. What would be included in this counseling. I know quite a bit about the provision, but I certainly wouldn't have gleaned much from this article, beyond the fact that Grassley seems to know less about the issue than the reporter who wrote this.
I have to credit the Republicans for their ability to control the message. Any and every message. No matter what the Republicans put out there it gets air time, media play, and bloviating push into the lexicon of the moment. "Death Panels" and "Socialism" drips from the lips of every knuckle-dragging reprobate in the land mere moments after some Republican honcho utters the words. For shame. So unAmerican. So, well, Rovian.
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