As our nation is transfixed with the fate of Terry Schiavo, political consultant and GOP activist Chuck Muth writes
When thoughtful debate and disagreement on an issue takes place, it’s almost ALWAYS among conservatives themselves.
As conservatives debate the appropriateness of congressional action, Muth notes that it is is:
A difficult question. A complicated question. A serious question. And not surprisingly, Democrats have been pretty much left out of the debate. No one really cares what they think. This intellectual and constitutional battle over the Schiavo matter is taking place almost exclusively among those on the right, with bona-fide card-carrying limited-government types finding themselves on opposite sides of the issue.
Chuck quotes a number of conservatives who have weighed in on the issue. And I recommend his piece. (You may need to click on “Opinion Columns” and then on “Brain-Dead Politics on the Left.”)
In addition, Hugh Hewitt has a good piece on the topic here (and has been blogging about it regularly) while Peggy Noonan, the conservative Athena, has penned two excellent pieces here and here.
UPDATE: On his blog Gay Orbit, reader Michael links to an interesting piece by Neil Boortz on Terri Schiavo. I join Michael in encouraging you to read the whole thing. I don’t exactly agree with Boortz’s argument, but he makes some valid points and in doing so, confirms Chuck Muth’s argument in the piece above–the serious debate on this issue is largely on the right.