Nobody has put into words my feelings about the Terry Schiavo Tragedy better than Scott Rosenberg:
"The president himself -- who has, through international crises thick and thin, been unable to rouse himself from those long, long vacations at his Texas ranch, even when hundreds of thousands were killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami -- will fly back to Washington to sign the bill! Sanctity of life? The hypocrisy would be ludicrous if the case weren't so heart-rending."
really, read his whole post.
The thing is that I am not really sure what word describes this whole event. "Event" seems crass, "Tragedy" fails to capture the farcical nature, "Spectacle" ignores the fact that this is an awful private event for Terry's parents and husband. if anyone has any better words, let me know.
This is just so sad.
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