Terry Schiavo
First off, I know that nobody who counts gives a damn what I think about this. Nobody being the judge, family members and lawyers. Tough. I write this for me, not for whether other people give a damn about what I write.
In the highly unlikely hypothetical situation in which my opinion was actually solicited. There are several pieces of information I would need before I made a decision on Terry Shiavo.
First, I'd have to go see her myself.
Second, I'd talk to the relatives involved.
Third, I'd talk to the nurses who actually take care of her.
Any decisions or public documents I can read myself, as can anyone else who claims to care about the decision. Most won't read the court documents, however, because that would be too much effort. Hell, it's too much effort for me. I don't really care what the decision is, since I have no standing in this case, nor am I related to anyone involved. Furthermore, there are no issues of pressing concern to me, since living wills would have solved this problem nicely and Terry didn't have one.
Interesting how the Republicans can talk about being for life when they support the death penalty. Don't get me wrong. I dislike Republican and Democrat position with equal disgust.
So, I guess it boils down to the fact that it's none of my damn business and for me to spout off on this subject like I know anything about it is an insult to the people who are actually hip deep in trying to figure it out.
New Tires
Today I'm getting two new tires for the family car. I'm sitting in the NTB waiting room right now as MSNBC talking heads go at it over our Middle East policy. They just got done talking about Terry Schiavo. They even interviewed a blogger about what the opinions in the blogosphere are all about. I was interested to hear that they are interviewing bloggers on MSNBC now. It seems interesting that they are interviewing bloggers about other blogs instead of reading the blogs themselves. Maybe they feel they need an expert.
Watching MSNBC also answered another question I never asked, namely "What's Ron Reagan doing now?" He's one of the hosts of Coast To Coast now, I guess. Since I never watch that show, being at work when it airs, I didn't know he was involved in the media.
I'm waiting for the car to be finished and for the bill. I'm hoping it won't cost more than $150 or so, but we'll see. Once I get the new tires, I'm going to get the car inspected tomorrow. That's a whole 'nother rant, though. All about taxes and registrations and the US Constitution, etc.
No wireless connection here, so that sucks. I'm just writing this up and will post it this evening.
Final bill: $133.