[JillValentine]

I knew it was only a matter of time before someone compared Terri to Jesus Christ.

I'm not saying that Terri's feeding tube should be removed. I'm not saying that Michael Schiavo is a good man. I do have sympathy for Terri, and I do think Michael is a jackass. But things need to be put in perspective. We need to look at the big picture. Terri is not God. Repeat after me, Terri is not God.

I believe George and Jeb Bush are doing the right thing by trying to save Terri's life within legal means. What do you want them to do, send in federal stormtroopers a la Janet Reno to snatch Terri away? Expand the powers of the federal government to give it the power to decide what to do in cases like these?

If we let our emotions dictate our actions and use this issue to ram through legislation to make the federal government all-powerful, we'll be paying for it later. Maybe "Terri Uber Alles" will save her life, but how many Wacos and Ruby Ridges will come in the future because emotions were placed ahead of commitment to small government and liberty?

My tagline is especially relevant here.

[Northern Yankee]

Goodness no, Jill... I wasn't comparing Christ to Terri. I am saying mearly that when it comes to making decisions about life and death, I would rather base them on what God expects us to do, rather than what the Government demands that we do.

Unfortunately too many have lost that moral clarity.

Blessings to you on this Holiest of days.