March 29, 2005

Stop whining, start thinking

By Christopher Chantrill
During Easter Week, conservatives took a blow to the solar plexus.  We thought that all we had to do was pass a law asking the federal courts to take a de novo look at the Terri Schiavo case, and presto, Terri would have another two years to live while the courts mumbled over endless procedural issues, just as in capital murder cases. Instead we bumped into a locked courthouse door.  And when we looked at the sign on the door of the Judicial Club, it said 'Liberal Members Only.  Conservative Deliveries in Rear.'  Some conservatives were outraged.  They started whining. But the Terri Schiavo case, so tragic for her family and Terri,  is at least in part a godsend.  It tells conservatives exactly where we stand in the culture wars.  We have won control of two branches of government, but the other remains closed to us.  First we won the presidency, the monarchical branch of government.  In Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush,...(Read Full Article)