I don’t think anyone ever wrote the definitive political piece on the behind-the-scenes operating on Cap Hill in the Schiavo case, but I can tell you as someone who was paying some attention at the time that there was nothing lickity-split about it. There was little coordination, lots of delay, and some backstabbing. A flame was lit under these guys from outside in some cases to get them moving, as the entire country was suddenly paying attention to a story that had been going on for years. There were a lot of yelling and distressing from people who genuinely wanted to help the woman about what a mess the whole process was.