Odds and ends

Supreme Court Rejects Request to Reinsert Feeding Tube, no surprise here.

This CBS news poll gives us an idea of how badly the Republicans hurt themselves with the Schiavo issue.

WHY DO YOU THINK CONGRESS GOT INVOLVED?

They care about Terri Schiavo: 13%
Trying to advance political agenda: 74%

The American people are smarter than I gave them credit for.

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN DECIDING LIFE SUPPORT CASES

Federal government should decide: 9%
State government should decide: 13%
Government should stay out: 75%

It's my decision, keep the f*ck out of it.

SHOULD CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT BE INVOLVED IN SCHIAVO MATTER?

Yes: 13%
No: 82%

There are no partisan political differences on this issue: majorities of Democrats (89 percent), Republicans (72 percent), liberals (84 percent) and conservatives (76 percent) are in agreement that the government should not be involved. 68 percent of white evangelicals think that Congress and the President should stay out of the Schiavo case.

It would appear that the Republican congress has succeeded in uniting the country.....against them. And it shows up in the polls:

CONGRESS JOB APPROVAL

Approve
Now: 34%
2/2005: 41%

Disapprove
Now: 49%
2/2005: 44%