Randall Terry and "Operation Rescue" of Terri Schiavo

So according to Joshua Micah Marshall and Dave Weigel extremist anti-choice activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, is involved with the Schindler family (Terri Schiavo's parents) in her case. Terry and his ilk will use anyone and anything in their quest for power in order to impose their agenda on the rest of us. That's what people like Terry feed on.
This also begins to bring into focus why the Congressional Right-wing has suddenly become so involved. And why Bush made his completely unnecessary emergency flight home (no doubt on the wings of Karl Rove) so quickly to sign the Bill.

"According to Elizabeth Bumiller, also in the NYT:

"his dramatic return was seen as a powerful embrace of the 'culture of life' issues of religious conservatives who helped him win the White House in 2004. Those groups will be crucial to the political fortunes of the Republican Party in 2006 and 2008."

The NYT quotes Senate Rep. leader Bill Frist:

"These are extraordinary circumstances that center on the most fundamental of human values and virtues: the sanctity of human life."
Note the use of code words to alert the faithful.

Bumiller writes that NYT article
"...Republican senators were provided with talking points, apparently by Republican aides, that characterized the Schiavo case as 'a great political issue' that resonates with Christian conservatives. "

Carl Hulse and David D. Fitzpatrick describe the atmosphere in Washington today:

"The mood in the Capitol was subdued as members of both parties gathered to plot strategy. Some said the atmosphere reminded them of a vote on going to war, colored by a life-and-death decision."

And they quote one of The Fla. Reps who opposed the Bill:

"'These actions today are a clear threat to our democracy,' said Representative Jim Davis of Florida, one of three Democrats from Ms. Schiavo's home state who joined others in temporarily stalling the bill."

Although the NYT articles pretty well spell the case details out (and are available with the on line link}, Terri Schiavo has been in "a persistent vegetative state for 15 years since suffering "extensive brain damage" following a brief heart stoppage.