U.S. Senator Chuck "Deather" Grassley's approach to health reform is contrasted with Iowa's progress at the state level today in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. From the "Take cue from Iowa" op-ed by Senator Joe Bolkcom:
...Compare that to the nonsense coming from Washington. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is giving us a taste of as he travels around Iowa accusing President Obama of favoring government "death panels."
Does Grassley know that similar legislation supporting living wills and patient control of end-of-life care became Iowa law in 2008? Does he know that his grandson, Republican state Rep. Pat Grassley of New Hartford, voted for the bill?
I don’t think Grassley really believes a majority of the U.S. House wants to "pull the plug on grandma." That’s just the way Washington politics is played. And the senator is showing us that his priorities are playing politics and collecting more campaign contributions from drug and insurance industries.
If you want an example of a bipartisan success at health reform, look at how Iowans made our health care for children the best of all 50 states...