I've posted this before and will again.
I share your sentiments about the tragedy in Florida and I too feel like more could have been done, but I think you are sounding like this right wing talk show host, Michael SAvage. Before you blame republicans and our president I suggest you read Ann Coulter's article today. (please see: http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter1.asp )
Anyway, regarding Michael Savage, I heard him for the first time about two weeks ago. He was singing the praises of George Bush for flying to DC to sign the bill asking for a federal court review of judge Greer's decision, (a Clinton appointee?)
The last few nights he has changed his tune and has been lambasting the Bush Boys for "doing nothing." I think these are dangerous statements that will undermine any positive that may come out of this terrible tragedy--namely a hard boiled look at our court system.
We do not live in a monarchy, Mr. SAvage. We have a govt with three branches. The least powerful used to be the judicial. We now realize that it is the most powerful maybe next to talk show host bullies like you.
The parents were willing to bear the burden of her care plain and simple. They filed to obtain guardianship when they believed the husband had a conflict of interest and was not speaking for what was in the best interest of their daughter.
The husband's custody or right to speak for his wife should have ended at the very least, when he had the first child with his common law wife and when there was a clear conflict of interest.
Greer was convinced that TErri had clearly expressed her desire not to be on life support of any kind.
But this post is more about this guy SAvage and his new bandwagon which is to undermine our President. I find him offensive and boorish. People call in and he cuts them off.
I mean hangs up on them. He's as bad as we say the far left Michael Moore's are.
I'm conservative republican and believe with most of what SAvage was saying a couple weeks ago, but I am extremely upset with the what he is saying about our president now.
Allot of people from both sides of the aisle agreed that what happened in Florida was wrong.
Bush is not our King, and cannot act like one. If this case makes us look long and hard at the abusive power of our court system and results in fixing it, then Terri did not die in vain but for all of us.
nick
"Bush is not our King, and cannot act like one. If this case makes us look long and hard at the abusive power of our court system and results in fixing it, then Terri did not die in vain but for all of us."
Well put.
I haven't really commented on any of the hundreds of "Terri" threads. As a conservative, I was torn. The right to life weighed heavy on me but so did separation of powers and states rights.
I have kept my head through this by hoping and believing that whatever happened to Terri would be the will of God. Rest in peace, Terri. You've more than earned it.