The Furious Spinner

Tom DeLie just threatened the judiciary. In a statement after Terri Schiavo died, he said that those responsible would pay. To quote: "Mrs. Schiavo's death is a moral poverty and a legal tragedy. This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection most, and that will change. The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior..." The righties are going after the judges. Big time. This is a test: are we a nation of laws or a nation ruled by religion, by the bible, by the interpretations of the bible by rightwing wacko men?

I think DeLie's wings may be melting. He's flown a bit too close to the sun. He ain't a real bird—he's just some guy with wax wings. Hubris gets them every time. Fortunately, at least this time, the American public is not backing these people. Most people believe death and dying is a private matter. Many of us remember the old GOP. They would be appalled at these neo-Republicans. First they're interfering with state's rights, and now they're interfering with life and death decisions—again.

I just heard the Senate stood for a couple minutes in memory of Terri Schiavo. This is DISGUSTING. Why don't they stand in honor of all the people who are dying of chronic disease every minute—chronic disease caused by the degradation of the environment, caused by the chemicals their buddies are spewing all over the planet! Why don't they stand in memory of 100,000 civilians dead in Iraq? Why don't they stand in memory of the more than 1,500 American soldiers who have died fighting an illegal war? Aarghhhhh!!!!

How Terri Schiavo lived and died is not any of my business, so I'm not going to comment on that. There has already been so much hot air. All this sturm und dang has just kept people distracted from the real problems of the day, like the report from 1,300 scientists that came out two days ago saying that 60% of the planet's resources are being used in ways that degrade them. The average child has enormous amounts of chemicals in her/his little body (POPUP). I wish our politicians would stand in silence for that reality: and then do something about it.

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