Gov. Bush: I can't help Terri Schiavo

[Freedom_from_Chains]

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said on Sunday there is nothing else he can do to save Terri Schiavo's life.

"I cannot violate a court order," Bush said after attending Easter Sunday church services. "I don't have powers from the United States Constitution or -- for that matter from the Florida Constitution -- that would allow me to intervene after a decision has been made."

To Terri Schiavo's parents -- who have said Bush should do more to help their daughter -- the governor said: "I can't. I'd love to, but I can't."

con't http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/27/schiavo/index.html

[Freedom_from_Chains]

1. Aw come on Jeb

What's violating the Constitution or breaking a few laws for you guys. Starting to make me think you don't really "care" about Terri.

[DIKB]

2. Darn

I was hoping he would try appeasing his fundie fanatic base, and permanently kill his political career.

[shadowknows69]

3. I may get flamed

But I'll be the first to applaud Jeb Bush. I know he tried to send his state gestapo in before but he could have escalated this into pure facism and he's apparently either smarter than that or has some respect for the constitution.

[mom cat]

Or he took a look at the polls regarding Terri Schivo and got scared.

[Walt Starr]

9. I don't give him credit

He knows damn well and good there isn't enough support for him to overthrow the judiciary at this time. They thought they'd have wider support and they didn't.

It's all about political pandering, first with his grandstanding that he could do something and now with his apologies that he can't do anything.

I guarantee you, if just a third of those polled supported action by Jeb, he'd fucking do it in a New York minute.

[amber dog democrat]

14. flame flame flame on you.

No seriously, I am inclined to want to agree, but I know what sort of a scum weasel he really is. I think he may be a few watts brighter than some of his brothers - but I doubt if he has any respect for the constitution.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

15. Actually this is the right thing for him to do

And for his sending in the troopers he did have some legal foundation for doing that for a short period of time.

However, I find it real annoying that these people were ready to turn things upside down until they saw the polls were going against them. To me, that is unconscionable.

[Kinkistyle]

21. Wow, bravo for a Governor to actually "respecting the Constitution"

Have our standards really fallen so low?

[shadowknows69]

26. with today's mess of a country we live in

I'll take what I can get and give kudos where I think I should.

[JAHBULON]

30. RESPECT

You must face the truth. What do you RESPECT?

[Bark Bark Bark]

29. Der Reight-Wing Pundits...

...went nuts over the Schiavo issue; now that it's proven to NOT be the bonanza they expected, they're going nuts to free themselves of its taint.

I'm using local shithead Debra Saunders (SF Chronicle) as a barometer; the day after her editorial about Schiavo--with its deliberate omission of details that didn't fit her politics and the requisite coy suggestion about Michael Schiavo's motives--was followed the next day by a nice screed serving up Tom DeLay as a traitor to the Republican Race. (A few pages away, there was a nice fat article listing and debunking all the "misconceptions" about the case--many of which, of course, were in Saunder's earlier crapfest. Oh, had the two articles run side-by-side...)

My point is, DeLay is likely to be the official sacrifice to make this "go away." Jeb doesn't want to join him in the toilet. That's the ONLY reason this inbred piece of horseturd is "doing the right thing."

No matter. It's too late. The handle has been pulled; the water is spinning and dragging him down. He's flushed. May the rest of the shits join him.

[Deja Q]

32. Some, but right now he can't find another way to get around it.

Not without alienating even more people.

It's not yet right for martial law.

[RoyGBiv]

33. I doubt it was respect ...

... at least for the Constitution.

This all blew up in Jeb's face, and I am certain he is quite aware that to continue down the path upon which he originally embarked would have utterly destroyed his political career. He was hoping the battle would provide him with political clout, but it went the other way.

Even attempting the recuse by force shows quite well what he thinks of the law. He either didn't expect the local police to stand like they did or was merely using the maneuver to try to show he did something.

[shadowknows69]

34. all I was saying

is regardless of the motivation he did the right thing.

[RoyGBiv]

35. Well, yeah ...

As they say, even a broken clock is right twice per day.

I see no need to give Jeb any credit for this. It was almost certainly politically (power) motivated, not a decision made through adherence to principles.

[Kagemusha]

4. He didn't before but found crackpot medical evidence to try

But well, we shall see if they you know, care. I do believe someone mentioned that it's generally difficult once you've worked up the mob without providing a sacrificial lamb.

[hippiechick]

5. It took him THIS LONG to figure that out ??

Oh wait, it took him that long to read and analyze the polls.

:puke:

[madrchsod]

6. hey dumb ass-------

you never could-------

[Kagemusha]

8. Yeah, that's what annoys me. No one could have. Not possible.

But it seems that in politics, necessity is the mother of invention. Crackpot "Christian" medicine was required and was duly delivered.

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Translation:

The law is against me. I would violate the law, but public opinion polls show that three out of four Americans would pillory my presidential hopes if I did.

[HockeyMom]

12. Big Brother

Silence. Now even so much as an Easter prayer for Teri Schiavo. Maybe he doesn't look at polls, but you can be sure KARL ROVE does.

[Rex]

10. He sent his state goons, what more do they want?

It's just biz, nothing personal.

[marmar]

11. Good...

now he can go back to the trough to feed.

[Solly Mack]

13. I'm hearing, " I need expanded powers. "

"It's the Constitution that needs changing - both state and federal"
"Judges have too much power"
"Don't blame me, blame the judges"
"Don't blame me, blame the law"

This was a ready made excuse he always intended to use once he played out his grandstanding...

[MuseRider]

17. Hi Solly!

Yes, that is what I am hearing too but thank goodness people seem to be smarter than that. They are going to have to be a little less obvious next time. Lets just hope everyone is on their toes and picks up on it.

[Solly Mack]

19. Hi Muse!!!

Yes, they have stumbled on this one and "misunderestimated" the people's reaction.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

18. I think you are on to something there

I am more inclinded now to think this whole thing has more to do with Bush's judicial nominations than anything else. They just needed a good example to show how out of control the courts are. Terri provided that for them.

[Solly Mack]

20. Axiom: "Where there's a Bush, there's an ulterior motive"

and it's never a good one...

[Hatalles]

16. See? Just like Palpatine did it.

Create your own war/controversy/etc. then use it as leverage to get yourself more powers.

[Nite Owl]

22. That's just what they did

There was no intention to save her, this is only the opening for the battle cry to change the judiciary (so this can't happen again). This just is to mobilize their base. Hopefully this helps us more than them but they are good at making lemonaide out of lemons. This wasn't supposed to be objected to by 82% of the country. I'd like to think that the Dems in letting the bill pass in Congress last week gave them the rope to hang themselves but the Dems don't have a good record thus far in maneuveurs to oppose them.

[flordehinojos]

23. Since when do any of the bushes care about the CONSTITUTION, U.S., OR

FLORIDA'S.? That has never stopped them before. So, what gives? Something is up with JEB and he ain't telling.

[Ronnie]

31. I agree, and this is what upsets me about

the general disrespect shown for lawyers. In my opinion we need more lawyers (the ethical kind) in government. Every lawyer I know doesn't just respect the Constitution. They worship it.

[Arkana]

24. Well, Jebbie, I guess that's what you get

for stickin' your nose in where it doesn't belong.

It's so funny--the GOP is fragging itself over Terri Schiavo, and the Democrats haven't even had to lift a finger.

[KG]

25. translation - she's more politically valuble as a martyr.

[mmonk]

27. bingo

[geomon666]

28. "I can't help Terri Schiavo"

"or anyone else in the state of Florida cause I'm a crooked piece of garbage who will do anything to grease the hands of my contributors even if I have to step over the rotting corpse of your grandma to do it."