[jess35]

It IS a witch hunt.

[muawiyah]

I have no problem at all with forcibly denying the owners, managers, editors and staff at the NYT water and/or food, until they "pass hither".

When can we start?

[familyop]

"...witch hunt against her husband, Michael."

Yep. ...worse than that, actually.

[Gondring]

He then explained: "When I conduct an investigation, it would mean that I have a criminal predicate. In other words, that I have some indication that a crime has occurred. That's my job.

"In this circumstance, that does not exist at this time. So what I'm attempting to do is respond to the governor's request by conducting what I'm calling an 'inquiry' to see if I can resolve the issues he raised." [my emphasis added]

So...in that grand tradition of American leftists, the "life at all costs" crowd pushes for investigation where no evidence exists. Go, Jim Wright!

Sad that this man must twist terminology to try to "see if [he] can" do this.

[Altair333]

I have to agree with the NY Times this time. I like Jeb, but he needs to let this one go.

[NicknamedBob]

"In an abuse of power that has been widely denounced, and has even appalled many of his own supporters in the Republican Party, Governor Bush has tried to keep the Terri Schiavo circus alive by sending state prosecutors on a witch hunt against her husband, Michael.

The state attorney who has been pushed by the governor into pursuing this case told me yesterday he has seen nothing to indicate that a crime was committed. Nevertheless, the inquiry continues.

Governor Bush asked Bernie McCabe, the state attorney for Pinellas County, to "take a fresh look" at this already exhaustively investigated case to determine, among other things, whether Michael Schiavo had perhaps waited too long to call for help after discovering that his wife had collapsed early one morning 15 years ago.

Mr. McCabe did not seem particularly enthusiastic about his mission. "I wouldn't call it an investigation," he told me in a telephone conversation. The word "investigation," he said, "is a term of art in my business."

He then explained: "When I conduct an investigation, it would mean that I have a criminal predicate. In other words, that I have some indication that a crime has occurred. That's my job..."

No prejudice here on anyone's part.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.

[MRMEAN]

I hate to agree with Bob Herbert, but he writes pretty much what I've thought. I used to think that Jeb would would have been a good candidate for president (too bad his first gubinitoral election was stolen) but his pandering to illegals (including Haitians who are clambering off the boats), his opposition to Gulf oil drilling (pure and stupid NAMBYism) and now this idiocy...

[Nateman]

That poor woman was openly and brutally murdered in front of the whole world. Her husband could have handed her over to her parents and walked away but choose to kill her instead. I hope Jeb gives that bastard hell.

[I still care]

Mark Fuhrman has given Bush a head's up on the timeline problems. There are very definate timeline inconsistances by Michael's own words, according to Fuhrman.

I heard Fuhrman give an interview on this. He would not say Michael was guilty of anything. But he said there was something wrong with the story of what happened that night. Fuhrman spent a couple of months here in the Tampa area checking this all out. He said Michael is not the man he presents to the world.

We all know what happened on one of his previous investigations - A several decades old murder case was reopened and a murderer brought to justice. The moment Fuhrman's book comes out, there are going to be calls for Bush to investigate. He's getting a jump on it, that's all. Because he knows people are going to be calling for answers for anything Fuhrman brings up in the book, and he better have some. "I don't know" is not a valid response.

It's just a shame this wasn't done properly when Terri collapsed.

[an amused spectator]

It's comforting that the NYTimes believes in allowing the senile to submit pieces for its pages...

[guitarist]

I agree with the last comment. She was killed. There is some suspicion. Politically speaking, however, it may have been better for Jeb not to make this move. But it doesn't bother me that he did it. Did anyone hear Schiavo's lawyer (Felos? sp) after the death. Talk about creepy...

[Graymatter]

It is a waste of time, and Jeb Bush knows that full well. It's just a sop to the conservatives. Nothing will come of it, including the credit Jeb hopes to gain from it.

[Graymatter]

"The word 'investigation,'" he said, "is a term of art in my business."

In my business, a "term of art" is called lying.

[verity]

"the Terri Schiavo circus"

A very apt description.

[EternalVigilance]

This is a disgusting article.

And the 'MoveOn' posters on the thread are as well...