Congressional leaders have insisted their only motivation in getting involved in the Terri Schiavo case was saving a life. But Americans aren’t buying that argument, a CBS News poll finds.
An overwhelming 82 percent of the public believes the Congress and President should stay out of the matter.
Just 13 percent of those polled think Congress intervened in the case out of concern for Schiavo, while 74 percent think it was all about politics. Of those polled, 66 percent said the tube should not be inserted compared to 27 percent who want it restored. The issue has generated strong feelings, with 78 percent of those polled — wheter for either side of the issue — saying they have strong feelings.
Public approval of Congress has suffered as a result; at 34 percent, it is the lowest it has been since 1997, dropping from 41 percent last month. Now at 43 percent, President Bush’s approval rating is also lower than it was a month ago.
What I’m wondering is where they found 13% who don’t think it was politically motivated.
I swear to God I actually heard a US congressman, Tom DeLay, refer to Terri Schiavo as “lucid” on CNN yesterday.
What hope is there for our Nation?
She is certainly as “lucid” as the voters who keep returning him to office.
I feel that Bush and everybody else should stay out of it. I really don’t understand why her parents are so selfish. She is a veggie and it’s not like she is going to get any better. I really don’t think that she would of wanted that either. I think her husband should of pull the plug a long time ago and F*** what everybody else thought or said.
I think she is in more pain than everybody thinks and I also feel that they should put a law against this type of thing. If the person is not going to bounce back in a few days or something that to let their soul go and let them be happy.
I would of wanted my husband to do it ASAP.
The do have a law against this sort of thing. In Texas. George W. Bush signed it as governor.