Something I note is the attempts to factor in Terri as an act of trivia for those who sought to save her, as if such an act were so unimportant it was beneath consideration.
But in their efforts to trivialize, they aggrandize the Legacy of Terri.
The Republicans in charge have had a chance to push their agenda, with a Republican president and a Republican House and Senate, but there is little to show for it. There was so much time wasted on symbolic issues such as flag burning and visiting Terri Schiavo - while citizens here at home still lack affordable health care, soldiers are dying in Iraq, jobs are shipped overseas, seniors are struggling to make ends meet, stem-cell research funding is thwarted, and women's right to choose is threatened.
Letters | Fitzpatrick lacking in momentum
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Trivial or not, it reappears in this most crucial battle.
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But Mr. Santorum’s own personality and political style have also played a role, political strategists and analysts say. Over the past two years, he aggressively intervened in the right-to-die case of Terri Schiavo and jumped into debates on flashpoint issues like the Roman Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal and same-sex marriage. Along with his staunchly conservative voting record, that took a toll, reflected in what polls show as his continued difficulty among moderate suburbanites outside Philadelphia.
A G.O.P. Leader and Star Struggles for Traction
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