Florida governor Jeb "Yeee-haaaw!!!" Bush has asked the Florida Supreme Court to reconsider its 7-0 ruling against the lightning-speed law meant to keep Terri Schiavo alive ("alive" meaning "hooked to multiple machines that will perform all of her body functions for her, since her full and exciting life of living in a permanent vegetative state does not allow her to do them herself"). Bush said in a statement that, while he respects the Supreme Court and their judgement, he fears the ruling could "limit the ability of state lawmakers to govern." It seems a little more than slightly ridiculous to me that state "lawmakers" can even begin to insinuate that they know what this woman would have wanted. I forget exactly how many years she's been kept alive in this way, long enough to be considered cruel and inhuman. If Jeb Bush had a dog that was badly injured in some way and unable to perform basic canine functions, would he stick it full of tubes and allow machines to perform those functions for it for several more years? Would anyone? No. It would be considered animal cruelty. So why is this not considered human cruelty by the oh-so-supreme high commanders of Florida? Terri Schiavo is gone, and all that remains is a damaged vehicle. Keeping a woman alive when the only other person who really could have known what she wanted is saying repeatedly that she would not have wanted this is not governing. It is controlling.
[Article in Lewiston Morning Tribune, October 5, 2004]

"I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
--Adlai E. Stevenson

"Demeaning our allies is an interesting approach for someone seeking the office of the president."
--Dick Cheney, in reference to a comment made by John Kerry. Of course, referring to the country that has been our ally for hundreds of years as a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys is a perfectly acceptable approach.

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