As for the debate, these 10 Republicans have a lot of explaining to do when it comes to the party's identity crisis. Are they the party of small government? (If so, then defend the creation of the Dept. of Homeland Security - which came without the disbanding of another agency.) Are they the party of national security? (If so, then defend why the public has lost confidence in the current Republican president in regards to Iraq.) Are they the party that defends America's culture of playing by the rules to get ahead? (If so, defend the president's stance on illegal immigrants as well as whether this global economy is good for so-called American Exceptionalism). Are they the party that stays out of your daily lives? (If so, then defend the Terri Schiavo intervention.)
Republican identity crisis... California debate could define what ‘conservative’ means
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The drawn-out fight by Terri Schiavo's family to save her life is something that countless millions of people witnessed through the news media.
Bobby Schindler, brother of the Florida woman who died March 31, 2005, after her life-sustaining feeding tube was removed by a court order, believes many other people will face a similar fight in the future.
Since dealing with this issue, Schindler said new U.S. laws are being created, making it easier to terminate peoples' lives.
He shared his message of concern as guest speaker during the Right to Life Kent's annual banquet Tuesday.
Schindler sees money as a prime motivation for this effort, noting if it costs too much to keep a person alive, their life should be ended.
"I believe that's what's happening, not just with people like my sister, but the elderly and other people who are disabled," he said. Travelling across the U.S. and to other countries as spokesman for the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, he believes the attitude of the medical community is changing.
"I'm hearing more and more from people where doctors are consulting with families and, in many cases, are deciding it would be best to take steps to end a life," he said.
A misconception about his sister portrayed in the media was that she had no quality of life, Schindler said. He noted she was responsive and the only thing she needed to stay alive was her feeding tube.
The laws have pretty much changed in every state where feeding tubes are now considered medical treatment and an artificial means of life support, instead of being basic care, Schindler said.
Schiavo's brother says money behind new laws
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See my tag line and "remember Terri in Campaign 2008). Candidates do read Free Republic and we are still here and "still waiting".