Posted on 03/30/2005 4:07:26 PM PST by churchillbuff
I never had any desire to run for political office, but, if I did, it would be to make a difference.
If I didn't think I could make a difference, what would be the point?
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told us last week he just didn't have the power and authority to save one innocent woman forced by court order and armed guard to starve to death in his state.
I don't believe that's true. Not for a minute do I believe it. Jeb Bush blinked. And that weakness that he showed for the whole world should represent the end of his political career.
It's unfortunate, because I believe Jeb Bush knew, deep in his convictions, it was wrong to let Terri Schiavo be murdered by a judge's order.
He even dispatched a team of state law enforcement officers to seize her hours after Judge George Greer refused to listen to his pleadings in the courtroom.
But he backed down. When local cops informed the state officers that they would enforce the judge's order, the agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement stopped.
That's not leadership. That's capitulation.
Gov. Jeb Bush shouldn't have merely dispatched officers to the scene to negotiate with the local cops, he should have led them. He should have personally persuaded those local officers that he was the highest law enforcement official in the state and he was ordering them to stand down.
He should have been a field general, not an armchair general.
He should have walked up to that hospice with overwhelming force behind him.
He should have done so with the whole world watching.
Jeb Bush has been talked about as a potential presidential candidate. But who is going to seriously consider a commander in chief who backs down at the first sign of resistance?
Bush may have been trying to take the safe route in this crisis, but it represents, in my estimation, the end of his political ambitions.
Jeb Bush was tested, and he was found lacking.
He allowed a terribly immoral action to take place in his state and did nothing but huff and puff about it.
And it wasn't the first time.
Say what you will about former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. I think she was a fascist. I think she was a criminal. I think she was possibly stark, raving mad. But she backed up her misguided convictions by sending armed federal agents swooping in to pick up little Elian Gonzalez and take him back to Cuba. It was wrong, but she wasn't afraid.
Back then, Gov. Jeb Bush sat by and watched his authority breached by Washington.
This time, he sat by and watched his authority breached by a puny, little county bureaucrat, a local politician, Judge George Greer.
Does the Florida governor have any authority?
If not, we shouldn't take the position seriously as a stepping stone to higher office. If it does, why didn't he use it when it counted?
I feel sorry for Jeb Bush today.
I think he knew right from wrong in this case but didn't have the courage of his convictions. I think he listened to all the wrong advisers. I think he will carry regrets about Terri Schiavo to his grave.
He could have been a hero. He could have been a leader.
Instead, he appears weak. Instead, he appears to vacillate.
My wife told me: "If Jeb Bush had done the right thing for Terri, I would have given up six months of my life to campaign for him. I would have done anything to help him."
I'm sure many people feel like that. Let me ask you today: Is anyone excited about the possibility of a third Bush administration?
Sounds like a plan. I'm wondering how much luck we'll have. Abortion has been dulling people's senses for 30 years. But, you have to start somewhere!
LOL! That's funny! I thought we were talking about killing the people in a PVS, like Terri.
I never got them,sweetums. Perhaps you're using them in some perverted way and have quite forgotten that they're your own. ;^)
It's doable, but some people currently in Florida who are claiming the mantle of "pro-life" while working to destroy a sitting Governor and president are going to make that goal alot harder, IMHO...
Hint...this is how FR works: Someone posts a thread with an article. We read the article and post comments to the thread ABOUT WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE ARTICLE. Try it,for a change.
I really like ice cream.
So do I. What's your favorite flavor? hehehehehehe
Mint Chocolate Chip. Yum.
Oh my goodness...that was my favorite when I was in boarding school. :-)
Good stuff! I think I'm gonna go get a bowl.
It's hard to blame their frustration as their belief in the legal system is being destroyed in front of their eyes. They are simply finding it hard to believe that no one can stop such an injustice of this magnitude. Growing pains are hard, but they will make it.
The law to kill Terri is on the books in Florida and California, and there are many, even here on FR, who think killing the non-terminally ill is a virtue, not a vice. It will probably be easier to get a law outlawing abortion before you can outlaw the killing of the non-terminally ill.
Have a spoonful for me. :-)
I don't think either will be easy - espeially when everyone pulls in different directions...
LOL! You are quite humorous. You are sure in an avoidance mode. It is a difficult topic to face, but you will be a better person for addressing it, rather than resorting to redirection and denial.
Read the thread's article and get back to me,when you finally decide to comment on it; specifically. :-)
True. There are those who are against abortion and those for it. There are plenty of pro-abortion people here on FR. We must work on convincing them first.
LOL! More redirection? You're on a roll.
Well, as someone who is fervently anti-abortion, I've made it a habit to avoid screaming "MURDERER", "DEATH CULTIST" and "NAZI" at pro-choice FReepers... That might be as good of a place to start as any ;0)
I didn't even realize there were any significant numbers of pro-abortion folks on FR until the killing of Terri brought them out on the pro-euthanasia side. I was rather surprised by the number of pro-abortion folks.
The pro-euthanasia and anti-euthanasia crowds have both been rather testy about the killing of Terri. I'm sure once a little time has gone by, things will cool down. But you have to wonder about the long term effects of the pro-euthanasia/pro-abortion split. It's a rather major issue.
I don't know. I know a lot of people who were friends are suddenly at each other's throats (I know my own behaviour hasn't exactly been up to par lately). However, I think teh real splits are mainly among people, like FReepers, who live and breathe politics... For everyone else? Who knows.
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