I hate to start a post like this, but I will never again refer to Sol Zeller as Rabbi. Any man who starts a thread talking about the sanctity of life, then puts out a thinly veiled OK to murder is no Rabbi. As I read his posts, I am astounded at the contradictions. I have known, and sought the guidance of, several Rabbi's. One of them I count as the wisest holy man I know. They would never advocate that which was implied by Zeller's post.

Folks, my understanding is that Schiavo used most of the $1,000,000 to take care of his wife. Zeller's crude comments about Schiavo's motives with regard to his "dick" are inexcusable. Zeller has absolutely no knowledge of what drives this man, as I don't. But I do know that he was a loving husband, that he has tried to take care of his wife and honor her wishes. Zeller mentioned in one of his posts that convicted killers have more right to appeal than Terri. I would love to hear her appeal. OH ...... that's right ....... we can't hear her appeal, because has been vegetative with no chance for recovery for 15 years.

What this issue comes down to for me is that folks view death as a failure, a horror. It is not. From the moment we are born, we begin to die. It is the final act in this part of the journey. The inability to accept it as a part of the journey is what makes folks think that a tragedy is going on.

Terri, God be good to her, is only "alive" because we keep her that way through extraordinary means. When we judge Michael, we need to look at his actions prior to the tragedy. He was a loving husband. There is nothing to suggesgt anything else. Looking at his actions at the beginning of the tragedy, we can see that his intentions were to do all he could to do right by his wife. It was only when it was clear that all hope was gone that he decided to let inevitability take its course. He gave another look at himself when he was offered an extraordinary amount of money to let others decide his wife's fate a few weeks ago. He turned it down and pursued what he felt was the wishes of his spouse.

Of all the players in this tragedy I ache most for the parents. The damned politicians with there incessant meddling for political gain have caused these people to be able to cling to a thread. Understandably they want to believe, they do not want to let go of their child. On an intellectual level, I believe what I said a couple of paragraphs back. From the perspective of a Dad, I would want to cling to any hope. By their craven pandering, these flyshit politicians are prolonging the agony, and not allowing these good folks to face the inevitable, and deal with it. Will they ever recover? I don't know, but what chance they had is likely over now.

One cannot respect life without respecting death. In the 21st century we seem to have forgotten that.

All the best,

Mick