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It was the state courts that were involved in the Terry Schiavo case, not the federal courts, and the Florida Supreme Court that Bush was up against. Efforts to bring the federal government into the case were made by those who wanted to save Terry's life, not those who wanted her to die. Was trying to save her at the federal level against the 10th Amendment?

In the Elian Gonzalez case, the federal government and federal courts were involved in a matter involving federal immigration law. Did state authorities really have a 10th Amendment right to intervene in a case that looks to involve powers and responsibilities delegated to the federal government.

I'm not saying Bush made the right decision in these cases. I'm just saying that it's easy to attack him for not escalating the crises when you don't actually have to make decisions like that. It's easy to say "no compromises" if you're never in the position of having to make the decisions and live with the consequences.