Senate Panel Scraps End of Life Consultation (Death Panels for Wingnuts)

Proving that democracy works, whether it's obnoxious and violent or polite and respectful, the senate finance committee has scrapped end of life consulting. But this is a benefit that we lose. Perhaps it will be presented again once people start acting like mature adults again:

A Senate panel has decided to scrap the part of its healthcare bill that in recent days has given rise to fears of government "death panels," with one lawmaker suggesting the proposal was just too confusing.

The Senate Finance Committee is taking the idea of advance care planning consultations with doctors off the table as it works to craft its version of healthcare legislation, a Democratic committee aide said Thursday.

Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, ranking Republican on the committee, said the panel dropped the idea because it could be "misinterpreted or implemented incorrectly." Read more at the LAT

Grassley's got nerve. He helped contribute to the confusion. All of the republicans did.