EV, I know how a lot of folks feel about what Governor Bush did and didn't do, but I think we should all be able to agree that he was not guilty of political opportunism. I'll bet you noticed that a lot of politicians worked very hard to steer clear of this entire incident. This Schiavo case was just about as sad and painful as a case can be and it just wasn't designed to have any kind of happy ending. It was like a bag of poison for any politician who couldn't or didn't avoid it.
I can't think of anyone who benefited politically from this case. And, I can't imagine anyone ever having thought they could. ;-)
Those who 'steered clear' are guilty of a serious sin of omission.
Complacency can be a deadly thing.
'Evil triumphs when good men do nothing', and all of that.
I have a meeting...have a nice day.