on the "end of life counselling" removal

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Senate Republican announces that end-of-life provision will be removed from bill. : The Questionable Authority:

I'm hardly an expert in politics, but I can't see any political upside to stripping the provision. The message that it sends is that mob rule works. If you don't like something that Congress might do, lie to people, frighten them, and encourage them to start screaming. It will get you what you want. It's dangerous to let your three-year-old think that sort of thing will work; it's nothing short of insane to allow temper tantrums to set public policy.

(nevermind the fact that a Republican on the committee was allowed to announce it. How the hell does the party with a 60 vote filibuster-proof (hell, almost veto-proof) majority still strip themselves of their balls so much as to act like they are still the minority...)