Bush's drop in polls a result of Schiavo case and Conservative men ? [View All]

[JI7]

this is more about Conservative men than the Schiavo case itself. but the polls which show Bush's support dropping just from about a week ago as a result of the intervention into the Schiavo case seems to be from a loss of support among Conservative religious type men.

i think part of it has to do with the position of Michael Schiavo as husband. they identified with him. it was different from other issues like abortion and gay marriage where they tend to oppose those things probably because it doesn't apply to themselves. but the position Michael Schiavo is in could apply to any of them. they could imagine a situation where if their own wife was in a similar state as Terri Schiavo they feel as husband only they have a right to decide what to do. they don't want the government to tell them what to do. even if they would choose to keep the tube in they don't want it to be a government order but rather their own decision as husband.

what do you all think ?