[Texasforever]

What possible political gain does Bush gain by "allowing" this woman to die? If you can articulate that then I may concede he is acting out of cowardice or self-interest.

[Theodore R.]

One possibility: Bush thinks that if he intervenes that the whole controversy will continue indefinitely. And he wants to "move on" and put this "behind him" politically. He does not believe that Terri's death, which could occur today, will hurt him politically in the long run. He also may think that there is a considerable element of euthanasia backers nationwide that he does not wish to alienate when he seeks the presidency in 2008. He believes that the prolife element will never desert the Bushes, for they have provided nice platitudes about "life" since Bush I joined the Reagan ticket in 1980.

Notice also that when Michael Schiavo attacked Bush twice and George W. Greer ridiculed him once that Bush backed off from intervening to free Terri. Maybe Bush is AFRAID of things that we cannot know about. At any rate, I don't see him as a candidate any time soon for the coveted JFK "Profile in Courage" Award, do you?

So what's your interpretation? We chat while Terri wastes away and away. This is so outrageous that it defies explanation.