June 17, 2005

Hot Topic: Jeb Bush continues to investigate Schiavo case

Rusty, I hope you don't mind my posting on this...

h/t World Magazine Blog.

Via AOL news, we learn that Jeb Bush has gotten a prosecutor to investigate the causes behind Terri Schiavo's collapse 15 years ago.

Gov. Jeb Bush said Friday that a prosecutor has agreed to investigate why Terri Schiavo collapsed 15 years ago, citing an alleged time gap between when her husband found her and when he called 911.

Bush said his request for the probe was not meant to suggest wrongdoing by Michael Schiavo.

''It's a significant question that during this ordeal was never brought up,'' Bush told reporters.

Michael Schiavo's attorney has said his client called for help right away.

In a letter faxed to Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney Bernie McCabe, the governor said Michael Schiavo testified in a 1992 medical malpractice trial that he found his wife collapsed at 5 a.m. on Feb. 25, 1990, and he said in a 2003 television interview that he found her about 4:30 a.m. He called 911 at 5:40 a.m.

Yeah, I'd say that's a disparity. Wouldn't you call 911 right away if you found your wife collapsed at that late hour? And why wasn't she in bed with him where she belonged?

Many questions still remain unanswered about this case, in my opinion. It'll be interesting to see what this prosecutor finds.

For the record, though, I'd also like to say that if this isn't an attempt on Jeb Bush's part to curry favor with the evangelical voters, I don't know what is. Too bad he didn't think of this before Terri died.

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