 'A Terri Schiavo Moment'
 17.02.2012 15:16  1 views  0 comments
Tags: President, Republican, When, Congress, Steam, Florida, Butt
Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog
Seven years ago, there was an unexpected political hullabaloo surrounding Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who'd been in a vegetative state for 15 years. When there was a disagreement among family members about her fate, it touched off a national controversy and unprecedented intervention from Washington.Indeed, Congress took steps to prolong Schiavo's life -- passing legislation related to literally just this one person -- and President Bush even cut short a vacation to address the issue. At the time, an internal memo was distributed by a Republican senator's office...
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