June 18, 2005

So I Wrote a Letter

Well, an e-mail really, to Governor Jeb Bush. It went something like this:

Governor Bush -

I voted for your brother in the last Presidential election, and am a firm supporter of many of his foreign policies, however I must admit I have been rather disgusted by the pandering I see going on from each of you now (and not just you, but also men such as Frist and DeLay, who - in light of the Schiavo autopsy - have been shown to be, at best, woefully misguided, and, at worst, outright liars).

Quoting from a CBS News story about your latest efforts to keep the Schiavo saga alive:

"Between 40 and 70 minutes elapsed before the call was made, and I am aware of no explanation for the delay," Bush wrote. "In light of this new information, I urge you to take a fresh look at this case without any preconceptions as to the outcome."

I have a nutty idea, so try to keep up with me. Could it be, just possibly, that when you find your wife unconscious in the wee hours, your first instinct is not to mark the time down accurately just in case a prosecutor, or perhaps a Republican governor, tries to come after you 15 years later in a bid to win votes?

Please, drop this insanity. The "Save Terri's Liquid Brain" brigades were wrong. Terri didn't say anything. Terri didn't see anything. Terri has been gone since the day her cerebral cortex turned to goo. Please stop acting like yours has as well.

If anything, you're helping to ensure that moderates like myself march into the Democratic camp next election cycle.

Not that you'll see this or read it, but thanks anyway.