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March 25, 2005
I'm not sure who to feel more sorry for: the Schiavo family or the Republican Party and their radical evangelical base. Both seem to be fighting for my sympathies over Terri Schiavo. The sacred institution of marriage provided Michael Schiavo the right to honor his wife's medical wishes, and now Republican evangelicals are bemoaning the tyranny of this sacred institution and the Republicans in control who refuse to do anything about it.
Should I send flowers to the Schiavo family, or to Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay?
Terri's husband, Michael, made a very tough decision to honor his wife's medical wishes. This tragedy happens every day in America. Like the 19 judges who reviewed Terri's case and upheld the law, I trust Michael knows what Terri wanted better than Governor Jeb Bush, Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and President George Bush.
Terri's wishes and the law protecting her wishes are of absolutely no consequence to grandstanding anti-abortion rights advocate Terry Randall, speaking for the Schiavo family, and the Republican Party pandering to their radical evangelical base. They don't care what the law says or what Terri wants. All they care about is using this poor woman and her family to threaten the judiciary with prison in an ongoing assault on America's democratic balance of power.
Anti-Marriage Evangelicals
The latest threats of prison for judges are just one aspect of the new lows to which the Republican Party has stooped in pushing a misguided "moral agenda" that is neither moral nor legal and that actively seeks to strip American families of basic legal protections. Here are some other lows.
President Bush's approval rating has fallen to 45%, the lowest point of his presidency, according to a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll.The finding, in a poll of 1,001 adults Monday through Wednesday, is a dip from 52% in a poll taken last week. Bush's previous lowest rating, 46%, was recorded last May.
The White House declined to comment. Republican National Committee spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said that Bush is taking on “tough issues, whether it's to reform Social Security, promoting the spread of democracy or making a renewed pitch to Congress to pass comprehensive energy reform.”
Independent political analysts said the drop may reflect opposition to the White House and Congress intervening in the Terri Schiavo matter.
[Bush approval slips to 45%, lowest of his presidency - USAToday - 03-25-05]
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