The Schiavo great divide

Donald Sensing, Charles Johnson, and Glenn Reynolds all have comments on the way that conservatives who are not completely against letting Terry Schiavo die now (as the courts have ruled should happen under the laws of Florida) are being attacked. (Sensing's writings on the Schiavo issue in general are particularly good -- I think I with him).

They are under the impression that the conservatives pointing their fire at other conservatives learned this behavior from liberals. I think it's not only the way that people normally act (why did Paul have to tell us to give preference to one another), I think this is the quintessential modern way of dealing with issues: assuming that "I" am right and anyone who disagrees me is wrong/evil/condemned/heretical/etc.

Jeff Jacoby helped me crystallize my thinking on this -- the title of this piece says it all: "Less certainty, more prayer" (Townhall).

Starvation Not Painful

Here is a different take on the Schiavo case. What I wonder though is if starvation is not painful for the terminally ill, does it logically follow that it not painful for others?

3:30 PM Same Day- This AP writer asks the same question.