3/24/2005
More Schiavo comment
And unusually strong editorial from the generally conservative Tampa Tribune -- Schiavo Saga Is Degenerating Into Undignified Lawlessness.
Who is the governor to make a public judgment about Michael Schiavo's life? Gov. Bush is not the man who took care of Terri and hoped she would get well after her heart attack in 1990. He's not the man who gradually came to the painful realization that she would never get any better. The governor's not the man who has had to fight for years to realize what Michael Schiavo says is a victory for Terri.
This cruel, heartbreaking case is taking a lot out of everybody, but we must not let emotions or politics bring us to lawlessness. There will come a point soon when Gov. Bush, too, must realize he's done all he can for Terri.
Who is the governor to make a public judgment about Michael Schiavo's life? Gov. Bush is not the man who took care of Terri and hoped she would get well after her heart attack in 1990. He's not the man who gradually came to the painful realization that she would never get any better. The governor's not the man who has had to fight for years to realize what Michael Schiavo says is a victory for Terri.
This cruel, heartbreaking case is taking a lot out of everybody, but we must not let emotions or politics bring us to lawlessness. There will come a point soon when Gov. Bush, too, must realize he's done all he can for Terri.
