[Lancey Howard]

I have been reading Terri Schiavo threads on Free Republic for, literally, years. Can anybody explain how this case apparently slipped under the radar screen and took the GOP by surprise? I suppose, to answer my own question, that it was never fathomable to anybody with any decency that a whole string of judges would sanction the barbaric murder of a citizen.

[supercat]

I have been reading Terri Schiavo threads on Free Republic for, literally, years. Can anybody explain how this case apparently slipped under the radar screen and took the GOP by surprise? I suppose, to answer my own question, that it was never fathomable to anybody with any decency that a whole string of judges would sanction the barbaric murder of a citizen.

Simple. There are some people who think that, no matter how corrupt they are, all they have to do is slap an "(R)" after their name and people will vote for them. And there are voters dumb enough to fall for it.

Florida Republicans need to look at Illinois, 1998-present, to see their future.