Kathryn, I yield to no one in my

appreciation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s cynicism, but lookit, have there

been any other Democratic party figures of his stature who have taken a

clear and firm moral stand on Terri Schiavo’s behalf? There’s no percentage

in defending Schiavo’s right to life for Democrats, but Jesse Jackson is

there.

It strikes me as profoundly meaningful, and profoundly depressing, that

Jesse Jackson — Jesse Jackson, for crying out loud! — made a point to go

to the hospice and stand by the Schindlers and speak out for Terri’s right

to life, but not a single American Catholic bishop has done so.