I was so horrified at the time at what happened to Terri, I failed to notice until much later that many of our elected representatives either showed their true colors at the time or did so later so we were able to figure out who could be counted on in a life or death situation. Most of them who claim to be "on our side," i.e. standing for life, are only there if they think there is political hay to be made which can be used for personal advancement. Tom Delay IMO was one person who took a firm stand with us and did not falter, and look what has happened to him.
Don't despair about Tom Delay. He's on the Justice Committee now. The other evening at a banquet for Bob Novak, Tom Delay mentioned judicial tyranny again. He's on Justice and another committee like appropriations. If he's on the appropriations committee, maybe he'll cut off funds to Florida's death lobby and court system.