The polls over the next few days will be painful to look at. In FR's "ehco chamber", and in this hothouse of emotional venting, it's easy to miss the fact that the larger swath of Americans does not like this, or the precedent it sets.
There are large numbers of voters who supported the President and the Republicans based on the security issue, but were a bit leery of the religious right. Their fears are now being confirmed. We can only hope they don't remember this in 2006, or the Senate at least is in jeapardy.
Agreed. The "culture warriors" really don't get it. And anyone who tries to spell it out is going to be attacked for doing so.
Well, I couldn't respond because I got ANOTHER phone call from an irate friend. SHe's as conservative as they come and joined with me volunteering at RNC headquarters prior to the election. She is NOT pleased right now and neither is her husband and his co-workers.
And as I was reminded by another freeper this morning, think about how many more judges we're going to have to hire to litigate these matters going forward? And the hospital bills which most families cannot afford and so the goverment will pick up. Prepare for higher taxes and insurance premiums. Big time.
There's more to being a Republican/conservative than being pro-WOT. I'm certainly not what one would classify the "religious right". I think prostitution should be legal, favor ending the federal drug war, and don't really care one way or the other about gays marrying. However, I cannot fathom how one could be cognizant of the facts of this case and still favor starving Terri to death. If one were to make a case for euthanasia legalization, while I would not agree with it, I could at least respect it as a logical argument. But as a human being, I am at a loss to understand the pro-death contingent.