Posted on 03/29/2005 6:13:21 PM PST by Kings18-37
It's just a hunch, I have no evidence. I have no inside information, accept what I intuit from what I see.
The Pubs made a bad move with the Federal Legislation; GWB realized that too late.
He could not storm the hospice for 2 reasons: (1) The media would have eaten him alive as a police state Hitler; (2) there are police offers guarding the hospice who have a duty also, and there could have been bloodshed. The worst of all worlds.
The same applied to Jeb Bush-
I believe that GWB, Jeb and all the pubs backed off because, if they didn't, the media would have roasted them- and public support wasn't behind them. Pres was at 43% approval.
So, the most underestimated politician in history, started working back channels through Lieberman and Jackson. I think GWB persuaded Jesse to go to Flordia.
I think they now have the votes to pass Fla. Legislation, it's just a matter of getting the wording right- so to appease the miserable Fla. Supreme Court.
The DEMS will get the credit for saving Terri, the Bushs will be seen as weakened. BUT GWB will have saved Terri's life.
Hopefully, Terri can hang on. But, in my heart, I think we do our greatest President an injustice and disservice when we say he gave up on Terri- He's sacrficed to take a political beating, to save Terri's life.
Underestimated again!
NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
That, coming fromt he man who invented the word "Spoolies".
What's your take on Frist?
LOL.........half the people here won't know what you're talking about!
It's not getting better, is it?
My mother used Spoolies.
Your mother should have.
If I were still in FL, I'd go there in a second. Right now I am just keeping Terri and her family intensely in my prayers. I sent Jeb Bush an impassioned e-mail, but to no avail.
Well, that is certainly the pragmatic political decision, and if the Bush family is anything, it is pragmatic. I'm not sure pragmatism is always the right thing. If what we read is right, neither of them is running for office again. Isn't now the time to stand for principle?
I suspect that it is too late, and it would be just an empty symbol right now, but it would have been interesting, to say the least.
Unfortunately, no. Knuckle-draggers are running around with a noose, looking for a neck to drop it on.
We're not doing "mother" &&&& are we?
Sorry Norman, I don't know enough about Frist to comment. I went to his site and he says all the right things, but beyond that I don't know his record.
Hey Plat,
I'm sorry, I didn't mention yout water idea, But, I would think he would be pretty cool if people all over the nation started sending cases of water either to the hospice or Greer.
Everyday that passes without Terri having food or water I get the lurking feeling that our most powerful politicians haven't done all they can to save Terri. Perhaps some are in fact being too "pragmatic." If G.W.Bush is not ever running again, why not send in U.S. Marshalls because of a said Constitutional violation or the fact that the 11th circuit appeals court did not follow the letter of the law with respect to Congress' bill?
I am no junkyard dog but, the way I see it, Terri's life is more important than G.W.Bush's or anyone else's political legacy.
Now that is an outstanding idea !
(and make it certified and/or insured so they gotta sign for it)
That's a good thing to hope for. My hope and prayer is that God has already released her soul from her body.
Well, Kings, hopefully they do it real soon! Terri and her family are counting on the elected leaders of their country, who's most solemn duty is to protect their citizen's lives, to come through and save her.
Other than 5 days of ping pong in the circuit appeals courts I am very skeptical of the due process Terri and the Schindlers have been afforded. It is then the responsibility of the executive branch to exercise its Constitutional power of check and step in. That means saving Terri.
I and many others are left wondering if the culture of life rhetoric by Republicans was just hot air. But hopefully as you say Jackson can get the FL legislature to pass a bill tomorrow.
God and angels be with Terri.
What's left to save? The point of no return has been reached, and there won't be any knights in shining armor.
People commit suicide all the time because of the Gestapo that is the IRS, so don't look to politicians for diddly.
Time will tell, but like you I am disappointed in the lack of action here. A lot of this does not make sense. It is a very sad day for those who love life. Sad indeed.
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