christian grantham
Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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March 21, 2005

Why won't Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Republican Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Republican President George W. Bush come down from their pious high horses and take Michael Schiavo up on his offer to visit he and his wife?

The answer is simple and revealing.

Terri Schiavo has been made into nothing more than a cause for Republicans and their evangelical base's spiritually bankrupt political agenda. Republicans have said they no longer trust the marriage laws of every state that allow spouses to make medical decisions for one another. Republicans have said they reject the courts that upheld the law and reaffirmed these "sacred" marital rights. Republicans have said Terri Schiavo's wishes are best determined by a federal judge.

Angered by the latest political developments in Washington, Michael Schiavo said Saturday that it isn't just the Florida governor who should visit his wife to learn about the case.

Jeb Bush's brother, President Bush, should visit Terri Schiavo, too, he said.

"Come down, President Bush," Schiavo said in a telephone interview. "Come talk to me. Meet my wife. Talk to my wife and see if you get an answer. Ask her to lift her arm to shake your hand. She won't do it."

She won't, Schiavo said, because she can't.

He made a similar offer to the governor last week, saying lawmakers interferring in his wife's life know nothing about the case. So far, Gov. Bush hasn't responded to the offer.
[Schiavo: 'Come down, President Bush' - St Petersberg Times - 03-20-05]