Your Thoughts Exactly

I would like to draw your attention to this wonderful quote from one of the Anti-Abortion Activists supporting the Schindler's in the Schiavo case:

"Mahoney said the fact that Schiavo has survived nearly 10 days since the removal of the tube that has supplied her with nutrition and water indicates that she wants to appear before the House Government Reform Committee."

So a woman whose mental capabilities are medically considered equal to those of a carrot or turnip (get it, vegetative? ahahah) is mentally willing herself through dehydration not to save her own skin, or in hope of getting better, but because she really wants some face time with Denny Hassert. Maybe we can just combine her supoena with the steroid trials. Was Mark McGwire using a feeding tube during his 70 home run season? When Canseco was injecting Big Mac in the butt, did he "err on the side of life?" Plus, who better to judge the growth of McGwire in the last 15 years then Mrs. Schiavo? She's been comatose the whole time!

When 9/11 happened, I remember many people remarking how the news stories that had previously dominated headlines that year seemed insignificant and trivial by comparison, and that hopefully, one good thing that would come out of the tragic events of that day was a refocusing on the important issues in the world of news. I was cynical about such hopes then, I guess I should be surprised it took this long to revert.