Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Taking a pass
I find it intriguing that so many right-leaning/libertarian bloggers have been stricken with a case of the non-opinions on the most important story ever in the history of the world, the Terri Schiavo matter. A sampling:
Of course, not to be missed is the inimitable K-Lo, who offers her own hilarious "pox on both houses" routine.
Almost too stupid to be believed, but par for the course for her.
- InstaPundit: WHAT HE SAID: "I know nothing about the Schiavo matter, and despite that have no opinion." (Which doesn't stop the Professor, via an email correspondent, from laying the blame for the hysteria not on the Republican Congress, which convened a "special emergency session" nor the President, who unnecessarily flew from his vacation in Texas to sign the law, but on, yes, the evil Lords of the Press)
- WizBang: "In the Terri Schiavo case (which I [sic] NOT taking sides on -- I intend to maintain my personal boycott of the topic), the pragmatic approach for the "remove the tube" side would be to say that removing the tube would not be acceptable."
- Little Green Footballs: [sounds of silence]
Of course, not to be missed is the inimitable K-Lo, who offers her own hilarious "pox on both houses" routine.
The worst part about this Schiavo frenzy, besides the obvious impending death of a helpless woman, is that it’s now so much about politics. Republicans blaming Democrats for her starving. Now Democrats and everyone else blaming Republicans
for doing anything they've done just to get "pro-life" votes. It’s all so crass. This is a woman’s life we're talking about here. This is a daughter and sister her family just wants to love. But it’s become, too, the stuff of overwrought and rotten editorials and op-eds and punditry. Just seems to make a terrible situation all the most distasteful—as if that is even possible considering the life-and-death level of it all
Almost too stupid to be believed, but par for the course for her.