Other VoicesJohn Hawkins
catches Michael Kinsley in another fatheaded comment.
Aaron
threatens to banish Glenn Reynolds from the Lifelike blogroll for not blogging on the Schiavo case. Reynolds
responds by saying he's tried to come up with an opinion but he just doesn't have one. John Hawkins
weighs in on the matter, with some comments I certainly agree with:
Let me also add that I find the "state's rights" arguments being tossed around about this case in some circles to be rather frivolous. Since when does one unelected judge speak for a state? Especially a judge who's imposing his will to force a result that's directly contrary to wishes of the real voice of the people of that Florida, the elected state legislature?I have not blogged on Schiavo myself for the simple reason that I haven't brought myself up to speed on the case and so many other bloggers are already there that it's not like the story's being ignored. Plus the radio guys are all over it; Hugh Hewitt devoted his entire Friday program to the topic. I'd rather find the story that's being ignored in the US so far, like the McCartney sisters were four weeks ago.
Bulldog Pundit has an astute analysis of the
political implications of the Schiavo case.
Joel Gaines brings up a
case in Texas that did not get nearly as much attention as Terry Schiavo.
Van Helsing has a post on the
newest target of those who would erase all mention of religion in the public square: The Easter Bunny.
Blackfive has a
great post about a hero in the British Army, Private Johnson Beharry.
"With the blood from his head injury obscuring his vision, Beharry managed to continue to control his vehicle, and forcefully reversed the Warrior out of the ambush area. The vehicle continued to move until it struck the wall of a nearby building and came to rest. Beharry then lost consciousness as a result of his wounds. By moving the vehicle out of the enemy’s chosen killing area he enabled other Warrior crews to be able to extract his crew from his vehicle, with a greatly reduced risk from incoming fire. Despite receiving a serious head injury, which later saw him being listed as very seriously injured and in a coma for some time, his level-headed actions in the face of heavy and accurate enemy fire at short range again almost certainly saved the lives of his crew and provided the conditions for their safe evacuation to medical treatment.
