Hypocrite-in-Chief
President George W. Bush is a lying, flip-flopping (remember that term?) jackass who blows in the political wind like a runaway kite.
Want proof?
Over the weekend, GWB inserted himself into the Terri Schiavo case by signing a hastily-passed bill into law. The new law requires a federal judge to re-examine the case, even though this case has been repeatedly adjudicated over the past seven years.
Schiavo is the Florida woman who has been in a "persistent vegetative state" for a decade and a half. Her husband, Michael, insists she would never have wanted to live in such a state -- and it's easy to believe him, since Terri has no quality of life whatsoever. Court-appointed doctors have repeatedly and consistently determined that she has absolutely no hope of recovery.
Even so, her parents continue to cling to vestiges of hope, and have been fighting Michael's efforts to let Terri die. They've enlisted the right-wing anti-abortion community, they got Governor Jeb Bush to pass an obviously-unconstitutional law which was quickly struck down in court, and now they've got the federal government involved.
Despite the fact that conservatives constantly crow about "states' rights," the Senate and House passed this bill that clearly tramples on the rights of the state of Florida. By Florida law, Michael Schiavo has the right to make end-of-life decisions for his wife. I understand that her parents don't like his choice, but in Florida, it's his right to make it.
And, as it turns out, if he lived in, oh, let's say, Texas, he'd have that same right.
Under Texas law, spouses have the right to make end-of-life decisions when there is no living will present (as is the case with Terri Schiavo).
This Texas law, giving spouses clear and top priority for these kinds of decisions, was signed in 1999.
By Governor George W. Bush.
The law signed by our illustrious leader gives spouses top priority. Parents of the afflicted person are listed third, behind the spouse and any "reasonably available adult children."
How can Bush do this? Has his opinion changed so much in six years? Does he now think that things should be "flip-flopped," with parents ahead of spouses?
Of course not. He's simply blowing in the political wind, catering to his right-wing conservative base, kissing ass along with morons like Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) who sell out their supposed "principles" for a few more votes from Joe and Jane Churchgoer.
Pitiful. How did we elect this chimp? Twice?
Want proof?
Over the weekend, GWB inserted himself into the Terri Schiavo case by signing a hastily-passed bill into law. The new law requires a federal judge to re-examine the case, even though this case has been repeatedly adjudicated over the past seven years.
Schiavo is the Florida woman who has been in a "persistent vegetative state" for a decade and a half. Her husband, Michael, insists she would never have wanted to live in such a state -- and it's easy to believe him, since Terri has no quality of life whatsoever. Court-appointed doctors have repeatedly and consistently determined that she has absolutely no hope of recovery.
Even so, her parents continue to cling to vestiges of hope, and have been fighting Michael's efforts to let Terri die. They've enlisted the right-wing anti-abortion community, they got Governor Jeb Bush to pass an obviously-unconstitutional law which was quickly struck down in court, and now they've got the federal government involved.
Despite the fact that conservatives constantly crow about "states' rights," the Senate and House passed this bill that clearly tramples on the rights of the state of Florida. By Florida law, Michael Schiavo has the right to make end-of-life decisions for his wife. I understand that her parents don't like his choice, but in Florida, it's his right to make it.
And, as it turns out, if he lived in, oh, let's say, Texas, he'd have that same right.
Under Texas law, spouses have the right to make end-of-life decisions when there is no living will present (as is the case with Terri Schiavo).
This Texas law, giving spouses clear and top priority for these kinds of decisions, was signed in 1999.
By Governor George W. Bush.
The law signed by our illustrious leader gives spouses top priority. Parents of the afflicted person are listed third, behind the spouse and any "reasonably available adult children."
How can Bush do this? Has his opinion changed so much in six years? Does he now think that things should be "flip-flopped," with parents ahead of spouses?
Of course not. He's simply blowing in the political wind, catering to his right-wing conservative base, kissing ass along with morons like Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) who sell out their supposed "principles" for a few more votes from Joe and Jane Churchgoer.
Pitiful. How did we elect this chimp? Twice?
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