Terri's saga has not hurt the GOP. However, the ultimate test is how the GOP handles these end-of-life issues going forward. If the GOP spokesman becomes Tom DeLay, then yes, it will hurt the GOP. Much as I've supported Tom in the past, he has a tendency to go overboard and doesn't know when to stop or pull back. If the GOP trods too heavily on families' abilities to make decisions for their loved ones, then the GOP will suffer at the ballot box. If, on the otherhand, the GOP leads a reasoned effort to address these issues, then it will be the Dems who suffer.
Well said.
There is no "issue" to address here.
And Delay was out there front and center. The endless loops of film clips of the whackos at Pinellas Park beating drums and singing hymns hurt us. In fact, there are still there this morning. We need to distance ourself from them.