Dahlia Lithwick was some interesting commentary on the Schiavo case in Slate.

Of all the ironies at the heart of the Terri Schiavo case—alleged federalists who scoff at federalism; the fact that Schiavo, who's in a persistent vegetative state, has lived off the winnings in the same kind of medical malpractice suit that Republicans in Congress seek to limit—the most astonishing is this: Congressional Republicans who have staked their careers and the last election on the "sanctity of marriage" have turned this case into a mockery of that very institution.

Read the rest of it here. Hat tip: Sullivan.

Posted by Hey Paul   |   Friday, March 25, 2005