The success of Congress’s record-breakingly speedy passage of a bill specifically crafted for the parents and brother of persistently-vegetative Terry Shiavo induced a furor this morning as America’s other 293 million inhabitants eagerly awaited their own "personal legislation." "I can’t wait," said seven-year-old Terry Dooley, who has petitioned Congress to pass legislation ordering Schwinn to give him a new bike. … Read More
Change of Heart
A nice story out of San Diego: The head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego apologized Monday to the family of gay nightclub owner John McCusker, less than a week after decreeing that McCusker couldn’t have a Catholic burial because of his "business activities," according to a statement released by McCusker’s family. In a stunning twist to a … Read More
Revoke Frist’s Medical License
Via The Left Coaster: Liberal Oasis provides today’s action item: help revoke Bill Frist’s medical license for gross dereliction of duty. Remember that Bill Clinton was stripped of his ability to practice law because he lied under oath. Well, Bill Frist has definitely betrayed his medical oath. Now once again, he has violated his pledge to “be honest in all … Read More
Farewell
It is always sad to see a wise blogger with incredible writing skills hang it up. Publius, we hardly knew ye.
Kristian Krazies Have a New Target
Late last night (early this morning), Justice James Whittemore denied the Schindlers’ temporary emergency motion to reinsert the feeding tube (his well-reasoned opinion, in PDF format, is here. From the Miami Herald (subscription required): Pity James D. Whittemore, next in line for unholy defamation via e-mail, eternal damnation through the Internet and vilification by postcard. Not to mention death threats … Read More
God Detector
Just in time for the high holy days, too. How many times have we heard it said, "Oh, Lord, give me a sign!" Alas, too often the reply is vague and ambiguous: the phone rings at an opportune time, a feather falls from out of the blue, a water stain appears that resembles a religious image. We all want to … Read More
Support Our Troops?
The latest fad among our soldiers? Videotaping the "charred, decapitated and bloody corpses" that they have killed, edit it together against a backdrop of loud headbanging music, and keeping the tapes as entertaining mementos. Barbarians.
Tom Delay Lies
From Tapped: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said this yesterday about Terri Schiavo: "She talks and she laughs and she expresses likes and discomforts," he said Sunday evening. "It won’t take a miracle to help Terri Schiavo. It will only take the medical care and therapy that patients require." For those keeping score at home, that statement is a straight-up, … Read More
Iraq Invasion — Two Years Later
Since this is the second anniversary of the Iraq War, let’s look at the numbers: 200: Lowest estimated number in billions of U.S. taxpayers’ dollars that have been spent on the war in Iraq 152,000: Estimated number of troops currently deployed in Iraq 1,511: U.S. troops killed in Iraq since the invasion 11,285: Americans wounded since the invasion was launched … Read More
James Madison on Schiavo
"Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligations of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. … The sober people of America are weary of the fluctuating policy which has directed the public councils. They have seen with regret and indignation that sudden changes and … Read More
108
Unbelieveable. At least 108 people have died in American custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, most of them violently, according to government data provided to The Associated Press. Roughly a quarter of those deaths have been investigated as possible abuse by U.S. personnel. The figure, far higher than any previously disclosed, includes cases investigated by the Army, Navy, CIA and Justice … Read More
Backfire
The GOP majority stuck its nose into the Schiavo/Schindler family’s private affair, thinking they could score political points. And they will reap some benefit from the religious right (who, I suggest, the GOP already have in their hip pocket. But as the Christian Science Monitor poll at the right shows, most Americans have a problem with Congressional "meddling". UPDATE: This … Read More
Judge Wishes He Stayed In Bed
U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore, whom Clinton appointed in 1999, received the lawsuit filed by Terri Schiavo’s parents via email about 4:30 a.m. — about a half-hour after he was assigned the case via random computer selection.
Mike Schiavo Quote Of The Day
"Instead of worrying about my wife, who was granted her wishes by the state courts the past seven years, they should worry about the pedophiles killing young girls," [Michael] Schiavo said, referring to a local case. "Why doesn’t Congress worry about people not having health insurance? Or the budget? Let’s talk about all the children who don’t have homes." "To … Read More