I think that Jeb and the President as well as Congress went to bat for her, but it didn't turn out the way it should have. I think that everyone trying to string up the Bush family for this is just plain unfair. Blame the husband, the lawyer or the judge, they all had far more to do with this.
Better than whining would be for these folks to get off their rumps and see to it that protective legislation for future cases is written into both federal and state laws.
I agree with you completely. I was just trying to explain the difference to the poster's question. But, I still think Jeb regrets the 1999 decision. Without that, MS would not have been able to evoke that plea. If a feeding tube had not been considered "artificial life support" and simply non-extreme measures for life sustance, things would have been different.
I never lost respect for either Jeb or GW. Our leaders do not win all the battles, just as generals in a war.
With the result of the recent Zogby poll out, showing that 79% of those polled did not support removing the feeding tube, it is clear the conservatives are still winning the "war" to keep the morality issue foremost.