The "Culture of Life"

This Schiavo thing has been hashed out everywhere. So I won't pile on any more except to say that the government should have nothing to do with a family's decision in a case like this. The condition of Terry Schiavo is a tragic one, as is the fact that her husband and parents had to go to court to settle their differences of opinion. But ultimately, that's as far as the issue should go, at least publicly. Congress calling the Schiavo's in to testify is another example (along with the steroid hearing) of grandstanding politicians sticking their noses where they don't belong in an effort to distract us from issues that need to be addressed but haven't been.

But back to this "culture of life" stuff coming from the right on this. Here's a quote from yesterday:

"The president believes that when there are serious questions or doubts in a case like this, that the presumption ought to be in the favor of life," Scott McClellan said.

And here's an example (actually a whole slew of them) of how much the president really values life. Check the link, it's probably not what you think. Some hypocrisy knows no bounds. (via Jeremiah at Kos)

Update: More now about public opinion and the politics behind this story.