It's Over -- and Just About to Start

Poor Terri Schiavo has finally died. We now await the Jesus comparisons, the people wearing feeding tubes on chains around their necks or wrists as jewelry and fashion accessories, and the violence about to be committed against Michael Schiavo, his family, and any number of judges, doctors or lawyers involved in the case who didn't take the side of the sell-out Schindlers. We also anticipate that Tom DeLay, George and Jeb Bush and many other opportunist Republicans will use this moment to try to cast themselves as noble fighters for Terri's life in the eyes of the public, to attempt to blame Democrats for her death and for "fostering a culture of death," and on and on and on, ad nauseum -- and that the media will happily go along for the ride, parroting the talking points handed down by Rush and the rest like good little sheep.

Holy crap. Hang on for dear life, because it's all about to hit the fan...