[ekwd]

I take it from the discussion, that you are among the camp that believes, "Government is the solution, not the problem!"

Pardon my making an assumption, but I assumed that you view government as the problem. Fine, but sometimes there is no choice but to use the government to undo what the government has done. I happen to agree that the Terry Schiavo controversy did enormous damage to the Republican Party.

[sageb1]

"I happen to agree that the Terry Schiavo controversy did enormous damage to the Republican Party."

I don't. I think it was a minor blip on the radar screen.

[Nonstatist]

the Terry Schiavo controversy did enormous damage to the Republican Party

Youve got to be kidding me. Does it represent a trend? Can you extrapolate other actions coming from that? Is it the tip of an iceberg?

You should, like, not read the NYT so much, IMO.

[patton]

You are correct, in that I view government as the problem.

I do not see more government as a solution, however. That is like saying, "Now that we have socialized healthcare, the only way to fix it is to outlaw smoking."

How about we just dump the idea of socialized healthcare?