Congress in a persistent vegetative state

Is there a more cynical play than the sights and sounds of this Republican congress reaching their dirty fingers into the hospital room of Terry Schiavo? What can they be thinking? From what bladder to they get their unmitigated gall?

ABC News released the GOP talking points relating to the Schiavo case yesterday. Points 3 and 4:

This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue.

This is a great political issue, because Senator Nelson of Florida has already refused to become a co-sponsor and this is a tough issue for Democrats.

Charming. Leave it to the Republicans to use a woman whose brain is literally liquid as poster-girl for their ridiculous social agenda. Can you imagine? They actually proposed issuing a subpoena for Mrs. Schiavo to appear before them. That would have been rich. Bill Frist and Denny Hastert asking Terry Shiavo to follow the balloon. Perhaps they should subpoena all patients in a persistent vegetative state. Then at least one side of the conversation would make sense.

And then there's Bush. He signed a law as governor of Texas that mandates the cessation of life support in cases like Mrs. Schiavo's. But there he is making a big deal out of it, making political hay out of his total and complete hypocrisy, trusting that the people won't know the difference. And they don't.

What a crock. What an appalling use of tax dollars. What an absolute waste of time from the men and women we hire to run our nation.