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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Sunday, March 20, 2005

Hypocrites

    Here's the conventional wisdom:
    The tortured case of Terri Schiavo tears up Florida Legislators, who walk a minefield of politics, ideology and religious convictions.
    "Emotions fill Capitol debate". Here's the reality:
    Republicans in the Florida House said they led the charge to keep Terri Schiavo alive for ideological reasons, saying the state should "err on the side of life" in cases where a person's end-of-life wishes are murky.

    The stand also was a plus for their party, because it helps shore up the GOP with conservative anti-abortion Christians who make up a cornerstone of the Republican base.
    "Schiavo stand good for GOP". More specifically, the Washington Post reported this morning on a memo to GOP Senators outlining the importance of the Schiavo case for the '06 election; calling the case a "great political issue," the memo specifically targets Florida Senator Bill Nelson, saying that this issue could prove an important wedge in '06 to pull the Religious Right out to the polls:
    This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue," said the memo, which was reported by ABC News and later given to The Washington Post. "This is a great political issue, because Senator Nelson of Florida has already refused to become a cosponsor and this is a tough issue for Democrats."
    "GOP Memo: Schiavo case a 'great political issue'" (via dKos). Of course, caught red handed with their hands in the political cookie jar,
    Republicans distanced themselves from [the] memo suggesting GOP lawmakers could use the case to appeal to Christian conservative voters and to force Democrats into a difficult vote.
    "U.S. Senate approves bill".

7:05 PM

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