Obama on Schiavo

I never got a chance to post something about Barack Obama's comments regarding his vote on the Terri Schindler Schiavo case.

Mr. Obama was asked if there was a Senate vote he regretted. His response and comments from BioEdge editors follow:

"When I first arrived in the Senate that first year, we had a situation surrounding Terri Schiavo. And I remember how we adjourned with a unanimous agreement that eventually allowed Congress to interject itself into that decision-making process of the families. It wasn't something I was comfortable with, but it was not something that I stood on the floor and stopped. And I think that was a mistake, and I think the American people understood that that was a mistake. And as a constitutional law professor, I knew better... And I think that's an example of inaction, and sometimes that can be as costly as action."

Political observers described Obama's choice of humble pie as very astute, because both Senator Clinton and Senator John McCain also voted for Federal intervention into the case. Hence, the only people he could have antagonised were pro-life diehards - and they already dislike him because of his support for abortion and stem cell research.