Excellent Miami Herald op-ed on Jeb Bush & the Schiavo case.

[non sociopath skin]

Nice to see 'em going for the throat!

Shame on Gov. Jeb Bush for reopening an investigation into the death of Terri Schiavo. The governor's request is intrusive and unnecessary. His continued personal involvement in this case is stunningly arrogant. It is a waste of state resources in a fully settled case that, thanks to the governor and like-minded politicians in Tallahassee and Washington, makes a mockery of state law and continues political intrusion into a private family matter

Story at:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/11944275.htm

The Skin

[wakeme2008]

1. But But Jebbie has talked to Mark Fuhrman

And knows the REAL truth....
:banghead: :banghead:

[Oversea Visitor]

2. Me think

this very very bad harassment. x(

[Atman]

3. Hartford Courant also rips Jebbie a new one. "Extreme Hubris."

An Extreme Case Of Hubris
June 21, 2005

Many politicians behaved badly during the Terry Schiavo fiasco. But Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gets the hubris award for his behavior following the release of an autopsy report last week vindicating the courts in this sad case.

The report supported the contention of Ms. Schiavo's husband Michael, her legal guardian, doctors and many judges that she would not have recovered from a collapse 15 years ago during which her brain was deprived of oxygen. The autopsy showed her brain was badly damaged and had shriveled to half its expected size. In spite of armchair assessments from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and others who tried to intervene inappropriately in the removal of her feeding tube, Ms. Schiavo was blind and could not have responded to visual stimuli, notwithstanding her parents' claim.

Still, the governor persists in treading where he does not belong. He has asked the Pinellas County prosecutor to investigate a purported gap between the time Ms. Schiavo collapsed and the time that her husband called 911.

This is a witch hunt, spurred by grieving parents who can't let go. If there had been questions at the time about Mr. Schiavo's response to his 26-year-old wife's collapse, surely they would have surfaced long ago. Since then, an army of lawyers, judges and medical personnel have pored over this case. The autopsy did not specify why her heart stopped, but it did note that there was no evidence she had been abused.

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http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-terryredux.artjun21,0,5044493.story?coll=hc-headlines-editorials

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Why doesn't someone just say it? Jeb is abusing his power. eom.

[kskiska]

5. Jeb wants to try Michael Schiavo for first-degree murder?

But with an autopsy report that concludes definitively that Ms. Schiavo died of brain damage with no indications of other injuries, what does the governor hope to find? Intentional homicide, otherwise known as first-degree murder, is the only potential offense for which the statute of limitations hasn't already expired and for which Mr. Schiavo could be prosecuted. Is this where Gov. Bush is headed with his renewed investigation? We asked the governor's spokespersons Monday, but have received no answers.

[non sociopath skin]

6. So what do folks think?

Has Jeb gone too far this time? Will he be damaged?

It seems to have to be industrial-strength shit to stick to the Shrub Brothers.

Spartacus

[rexcat]

7. Unfortunately the repukes don't care about the truth...

The will do anything to win and keep their base in line. It will be up to the swing voters to decide this one.

[Raster]

8. Last two paras say it all:

"Absent any point to the investigation, it is easy to conclude that the governor is motivated by other -- political -- concerns. Recall that after the courts ordered Ms. Schiavo's feeding tube removed, the governor attempted to use the Department of Children & Families to reinsert the tube. As with the current review, Gov. Bush said then that new abuse complaints needed to be investigated. But reports showed that there weren't any new abuse complaints.

Gov. Bush's inability to accept the judgment of the courts and the findings of the medical examiner represent unwarranted meddling. There is no reason for his shameful interference. He should withdraw.

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Of course he's motivated by political concerns. The s.o.b. (son of babs) is entertaining further political ambitions, as his father further entertains dynastic ambitions. I strongly favor an amendment to the Constitution of the United States EXPRESSLY FORBIDDING anyone named bush* being eligible for President.