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To: Road Walker who wrote (228102)	4/6/2005 9:11:55 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577593

"The "conservatives", so joyful in their power and religion, have abandoned the basic principles that have kept this country strong all these years." When a party is in total control in Washington, they start pandering to their fringe members. Why, I can't tell you. But the Democrats did it and now the Republicans are. You'd think that the Republicans would know better about fiscal responsibility, given their own orientation and our rather recent history, but I guess the temptation to loot the country is just too great. It's going to hurt a lot this time.

To: Road Walker who wrote (228102)	4/7/2005 2:57:29 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577593

Senator's Office Source of Schiavo Memo Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez' Office Source of Schiavo Politics Memo By MATT YANCEY Associated Press Writer The Associated Press WASHINGTON Apr 6, 2005 — A one-page unsigned memo that became part of the debate preceding Congress' vote ordering a federal court review of the Terri Schiavo case originated in Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez' office, Martinez said Wednesday. The memo first reported by ABC News on March 18 and by The Washington Post and The Associated Press two days later said the fight over removing Schiavo's feeding tube "is a great political issue … and a tough issue for Democrats." "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 described at the time as being circulated among Senate Republicans. Martinez said in a written statement he discovered Wednesday that the memo had been written by an aide in his office. "It is with profound disappointment and regret that I learned today that a senior member of my staff was unilaterally responsible for this document," Martinez said. He said he accepted the resignation of the staffer who drafted and circulated the memo. "This type of behavior and sentiment will not be tolerated in my office," he said. Martinez did not identify the aide, but The Washington Post said he was the senator's legal counsel, Brian Darling. "Until this afternoon, I had never seen it and had no idea a copy of it had ever been in my possession," Martinez said of the document. He had previously denied knowing anything about the memo and condemned its sentiments. The memo had been disavowed by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, both primary forces behind Congress passing the bill and sending it to President Bush on March 21. Democrats had pounced on the document as evidence that Republicans were seeking a political advantage in the fight between Schiavo's husband and her parents over removing her feeding tube 15 years after she incurred severe brain damage that left her incapacitated. Schiavo, 41, died last Thursday in a Florida hospice, 13 days after the feeding tube was removed. During the interim, federal courts repeatedly rejected what Republicans said was the intent of the bill: to have the tube reinserted and prolong Schiavo's life. abcnews.go.com