Terri Who?....A nation with Attention Deficit Disorder [View All]

[Armstead]

It seems so long ago, in a galaxie far, far away.

A young woman in a vegetive state became a national obsession. Her fate became the most important thing in the world. The only thing in the world. "We suffer with Terri" "Terri must be saved." "Terri is a national tragedy."

Her husband and relatives became like your next-door neighbors. Everywhere all the time. Every little nuance of their lives exsamined in microscopic detail. Pundits discussing them over and over.

Then she died. Story over. Next. The Pope. He died. The end of the world.

Terri? Old news. Who cares? Follow up? Nah, we don't care anymore.

Hard to believe it was only a week ago.

This fucking country has the attention span of a gnat. At least the leaders and media do.