The Cavalry

I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am for the guys in Washington crafting a compromise bill for Terri Schiavo. Hurry, hurry, hurry. This will take the whole thing out of Judge Greer's hands.

Last night in Tallahassee there were some interesting doings, as well:

Senator Daniel Webster gave fellow-lawmakers some home truths, parable-style:

State Sen. Daniel Webster pleaded for a last-minute reversal Friday, waving a new $100 bill at his colleagues then dropping it on the Senate floor.

"Put it on the floor, smash on it a little bit, now it's all dirty and soiled and it's wadded up. You know what? It's still worth $100," he said. "Some of our lives are like crisp $100 bills. Some lives are a little crumpled up. Some lives are soiled and it may not be the life that we'd like to have. But there's life."

And Senator Nancy Argenziano showed her spooky side:

"I believe keeping someone from getting to heaven is the wrong thing to do," she said Friday, handkerchief in hand, as she explained why she couldn't vote to prolong the brain-damaged woman's life.

We can thank our lucky stars this woman is a Senator and not a nurse in a neo-natal ICU.

Florida Sen. Daniel Webster, R Winter Garden tries to make a point using a one hundred dollar bill that it has value whether it's crumpled up or crisp and new, in connection with the Terri Schiavo case, Friday March 18, 2005, on the Senate floor in Tallahassee, Fla.

UPDATE:
Jackson's Junction has the video of today's press conference on Capitol Hill announcing the new bill.