Schiavo Republican Memo source found

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Yeah, the little guys are the ones that burn, those creeps offer their young as sacrifices to their warped ideology.

I mean it was in his MF'ING POCKET - HELLO how dumb do we look

[heyjupiter678]

http://www.wftv.com/news/4357555/detail.html

Governor Defends Schiavo Memo Sent Around On Capitol Hill

POSTED: 5:08 pm EDT April 7, 2005

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Governor Jeb Bush is defending U.S. Senator Mel Martinez and other Republicans for their actions surrounding the case of Terri Schiavo.

Martinez is coming under fire for an infamous unsigned memo passed around on Capitol Hill emphasizing the politics of the Schiavo case.

The memo, which originated in Martinez's office, says the fight going on then over removing Schiavo's feeding tube was a political issue and a tough one for Democrats.

The memo was reportedly circulated among Senate Republicans while legislation was being considered to place the Schiavo case under the jurisdiction of federal courts.

Bush insists the motivation behind his actions and those of others in the Schiavo case had nothing to do with politics.

"I knew that going in that sometime you've got to take a stand based on conviction and based on important things that go beyond politics," said Gov. Bush. "So for someone to write a memo about the political implications or taking advantage of it for political purposes, a, they weren't really good at politics. Their lack of understanding of politics is striking. and b, I don't think that was Mel Martinez's motivation to get involved and it certainly wasn't mine."

Martinez says he found out Wednesday that the memo had been written by an aide in his office. He adds that he has accepted the resignation of the staffer but would not disclose the person's identity.

The Washington Post says it's the senator's legal counsel, Brian Darling. The Washington Times is reporting that only one senator has acknowledged seeing the memo.

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Riiiiiight.

[strandinthewind]

Funny, thousands have died and many more have been in pain and other agony because he refuses to provide state health care for all. And - do not get me started on his brother autrocity. I guess life does not matter so much when there is no health insurance involved

[amber]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Funny, thousands have died and many more have been in pain and other agony because he refuses to provide state health care for all. And - do not get me started on his brother autrocity. I guess life does not matter so much when there is no health insurance involved

Give the man a cookie, he cracked the secret code!

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Funny, thousands have died and many more have been in pain and other agony because he refuses to provide state health care for all. And - do not get me started on his brother autrocity. I guess life does not matter so much when there is no health insurance involved

Excellent point. And others have been financially ruined by hospital bills, etc. etc.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Excellent point. And others have been financially ruined by hospital bills, etc. etc.

I mean I get that medicine is expensive to develop, etc. But around $25 for a $0.05 aspirin in a hospital is just sickening