Grassley voted for end-of-life help in 2003
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



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.