Terri ruling

So, no spine, eh, judge?

And already her parents have filed fifteen motions. God love them. How is it possible to have that much persistence, strength, resourcefulness, and love? The grace of God, is all I can come up with.

Oh, and a Philadelphia columnist changes his mind on the case. He finally noticed -- after how many years now? -- that there were some details that weren't that savory. I'll choke back the remark I want to make, and merely point out that I'm glad that this particular member of the media has seen the light.

And I'll also quote this:

"Clearly, Schiavo's husband has moved on to a new life, and who can blame him? It's been 15 long years. But parents cannot move on. Parents cannot give up. Their child will always be the precious gift they brought into the world.

"If the Schindlers want to dedicate the rest of their lives and resources to caring for their brain-damaged daughter, if they want to shower her with attention and affection she likely will never recognize, who among us will tell them they cannot?

"It won't be me."

Again, her parents deserve every bit of that tribute. But should we really be letting Michael Schiavo off the hook? No matter how tempting it might be to move on to "a new life" -- and my guess would be that it's pretty darn tempting -- didn't he make certain promises when he married her? Something to do with sickness and health? Why should parental love be binding and not marital love?

Just wondering.