Friday, March 18, 2005
Faith Based Politics
Republican Senators to use woman in coma as prop for a dog and pony show
I had decided not to write any more about hapless Terri Schiavo. But the news about the cynical move by Republican zealots in the Senate to force the brain-damaged woman and her husband to appear before them to testify broke my resolve. Testify!!! It is obvious that they have no shame.
"The Senate Health Committee has requested that Terri and her husband Michael appear at an official committee hearing on March 28. A statement from the office of House Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., on Friday said the purpose of the hearing was to review health care policies and practices relevant to the care of non-ambulatory people."
Really? You could have knocked me down with a feather.
This might, just might, be the last straw for Terri Schiavo. The stress of traveling from Florida could be too much for her frail body. In that case the ploy of the Senators would turn out to be an act of kindness, although kindness is far from their minds as they prepare for a despicable act of grandstanding.
I had decided not to write any more about hapless Terri Schiavo. But the news about the cynical move by Republican zealots in the Senate to force the brain-damaged woman and her husband to appear before them to testify broke my resolve. Testify!!! It is obvious that they have no shame.
"The Senate Health Committee has requested that Terri and her husband Michael appear at an official committee hearing on March 28. A statement from the office of House Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., on Friday said the purpose of the hearing was to review health care policies and practices relevant to the care of non-ambulatory people."
Really? You could have knocked me down with a feather.
This might, just might, be the last straw for Terri Schiavo. The stress of traveling from Florida could be too much for her frail body. In that case the ploy of the Senators would turn out to be an act of kindness, although kindness is far from their minds as they prepare for a despicable act of grandstanding.
