Call me a cynic, but why am I having trouble believing that all this stuff coming out of Florida is a coincidence?
Sen. Mel Martinez said Wednesday an infamous unsigned memo passed around on Capitol Hill emphasizing the politics of the Terri Schiavo case originated in his office.
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 going on then 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 while legislation was being considered to place the Schiavo case under the jurisdiction of federal courts.
Martinez, R-Florida, said in a written statement that 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.
I know Baltar is of the belief that Jebby is going to run for president. If the well-known nastiness of Florida politics erupts onto the national scene, we are all going to have to get reading on our Carl Hiaasen primers.
Posted by binky at April 7, 2005 09:44 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics