Talk about beating a dead horse.....
Got anything else there."
No, that says it all.
This is not flogging the dead horse because the actions of Frist are important in understanding the manner in which some politicians saw an opportunity to grandstand but when it came to doing the hard work in the face of ignorant opposition they failed miserably.
I do not understand why your Congress felt as if they were not compelled to follow up on the contempt that Greer held for the subpoenas that were issued. A congress with balls should have been able to come down hard on a weasel who is nothing more than a two bit probate judge who is of very doubtful morality.
There are several issues that require answers. It is not just about Theresa Schindler either. For example, this news item about the Frist family and an abortion hosptial is quite disturbing. It shows what can only be considered as an hypocritical stance on these issues.
It is also important from the point of view of Frist coming out in favour of the failed embryonic stem cell research. The stem cells are coming from aborted fetuses and that means that the abortion mills see that there is advantage to pushing for the continuation of research that so far has come up empty and has produced tumours but not cures. How much money do these places get for various baby body parts? The trade in the stem cells of aborted fetuses is probably quite lucrative.
It was not even Frist who was doing the majority of the pushing in trying to save Terri. There was another Congressman who is the one who was serious. His name was Weldon(?) or something to that effect. He is the one who was doing most of the pushing.
With regard to the comment about the autopsy. Well, DUH we know that she had irreversible brain damage. That is why she was MCS (not PVS or comatose). That was not the issue either. If Frist had read the report properly then he should have been able to make the comment that the dead cells in Terri's brain were being replaced by other cells, and that with proper therapy Terri could have improved as these brain cells took over.
What happened to Terri had to do with the neglect that she suffered after the malpractice lawsuit. Her brain was allowed to continue to deteriorate because of the lack of stimulation.