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It's about George Bush. Here's his comment today when told of the death of Schiavo.

"I urge all those who honor Terri Schiavo to continue to work to build a culture of life, where all Americans are welcomed and valued and protected," the president said, "especially those who live at the mercy of others.

"The essence of civilization is that the strong have a duty to protect the weak. In cases where there are serious doubts and questions, the presumption should be in the favor of life."

These preposterous words from the man who signed death warrants with gusto for juveniles, mentally handicapped and sincere penitents while governor of Texas. These from a man who presides over the torture to death or indeterminate imprisonment of people unlucky enough to be rounded up in Afganistan or Iraq. These from the man who blithely sends our soldiers to Iraq without body armor or armored vehicles. These from a man who manufactures evidence to precipitate a war.

Shame.