Where's The Outrage?

Remember the infamous Republican talking points memo on the Terri Schiavo case? You know, the one that "outraged" so many on the Left for callously alleging that the Schiavo case would be politically helpful to the GOP. Granted, the memo was a draft written by a lone staffer for a freshman GOP Senator (and so far as we know, the only person to whom it was passed was a Democrat), but the press decided that the memo represented the thoughts of the GOP leadership.

Hmmmm. I wonder what the Democratic leadership thinks. Wait, I guess I don't have to wonder anymore...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Friday that his party would wield the Terri Schiavo case against Republicans in the 2006 and 2008 elections, but for now needed to stay focused battling President Bush on Social Security.

"We're going to use Terri Schiavo later on," Dean said of the brain-damaged Floridian who died last month after her feeding tube was removed amid a swarm of political controversy.

Dean, who has called congressional intervention in the Schiavo case "political grandstanding," singled out House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) for his leading role in the matter.

Maybe Dr. Demento was trying to show what political grandstanding really is. This is the leader of the Democratic Party, guaranteeing that his party plans to use the death of this woman as a political issue. About the only thing missing is, "We're taking Terri Schiavo to New hampshire! And South Carolina! And Michigan! And Pennsylvania! And New Jersey! And New Mexico! AARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!"

Someone needs to explain to me how this will reach out to all those religious voters Dr. Demento wanted to lure to the Democratic Party. Somewhere, Terry McAulliffe may be smiling, wondering if Dean can surpass his record for futility.