Bush's selective grief

Bush and the Exterminator wet the front of their shirts with grief for a woman they did not know or ever meet in any particular mental state.

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday urged the country to honor Terri Schiavo's memory by working to "build a culture of life" while House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said "the men responsible for this" will be called to account.

The Florida woman, who suffered severe brain damage after a heart attack 15 years ago, died Thursday. The feeding tube that had been keeping her alive was removed with a judge's approval on March 18.

DeLay appeared to condemn judges who at both the state and federal level declined to order that Schiavo be kept alive artificially.

"This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection most, and that will change," the Texas Republican said. "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today. Today we grieve, we pray, and we hope to God this fate never befalls another."

DeLay is going get "the men responsible for this." AKA, judges. I hope that whatever judge is picked to judge DeLay in the many corruption trials he seems more and more likely to face remembers this irresponsible and hubristic statement.

Meanwhile, a tribe in Minnesota is still waiting for a personal message from the president regarding their grief and sorrow.