Breakfast Bribery? House Panel KOs Calorie Count Bill (Updated)

"A House of Delegates committee killed a bill that would require restaurants to post calorie counts for food items," The Associated Press reports, "after polishing off a breakfast of free doughnuts and fast food sandwiches."

AP's Tom Breen reports that in between bites of Tudor's Biscuits, McDonalds and the like, Government Organization members gutted the bill with amendments before rejecting it outright.

"The restaurant industry opposed the bill, arguing that Congress is considering similar legislation," the article said. "The bill had been promoted as a step toward addressing West Virginia's serious problems with obesity."

Update: Public Broadcasting has audio and video, while also noting that some committee members were "munching biscuits from the Tudor's Biscuit World chain, owned by former state senator Oshel Craigo who is a leading opponent of the bill."