Rick Brady over at Stones Cry Out, has an expose debunking University of Pennsylvania Professor Steven Freeman’s paper, “The Unexplained Poll Discrepency.”

Check it out. (HT: Tapscott).

We’ll believe it when we see it.

Mickey Kaus makes an interesting observation about the lose-lose situation Kerry boxed himself into (via the Professor):

Kerry’s military records, when fully opened, better show something at least mildly embarrassing! If they’re completely innocuous, why couldn’t Kerry have signed Form 180 a year ago and cleared up many of the rumors that helped sink his candidacy

PBS Watch (an entire blog dedicated to keeping tabs on PBS?) adds:

But even Mickey Kaus can see that releasing a clean file at this late date looks extremely suspicious.

Others doing the 180 blogburst thing can be found at FlightPundit and here. Stones Cry Out agrees with Kaus.

Could it be that Polipundit will soon be able to stop counting?

UPDATE: Captain Ed thinks this is good strategery by Kerry.

No, this is a smart move by Kerry, one of the few he’s made. He will sign off on the release three years ahead of the start of the primary season, plenty of time for whatever bad news in the file to be assimilated and then discounted by the true believers. The problem with releasing them a year ago was the proximity of a release to the primary vote, and then after that to the general election. It wouldn’t have been an issue at all, of course, if Terry McAuliffe hadn’t made the mistake of accusing George Bush of desertion during his service and continuing to use that smear for months afterward. That made a complete release by Kerry impossible

While we need to applaud the noble attempt of Congress to buy some time for Terri Schiavo, moving her case to the arena of the Federal courts is not a guarantee that she will be spared.

The courts have become decidedly leftist and have usurped the role of the legislature, making law rather than interpreting law in light of the Constitution.

The Congress, with their good intentions in this case, will just reinforce that role by positioning the courts to be the final authority in this case. For some reason Congress is unwilling to take responsibility. This is reflected, not only in their deference to the courts but seen also in there constant “bipartisan” commission approach to resolving issues. Their thinking appears to be, “Now you can’t blame us. We’re just following the recommendations or directives, so vote us back into office.”

While there are many existing laws for disabled persons under which the Federal courts could rule in Terri’s favor, it is not a given, especially given the recent trend among leftist judges to go outside the U.S. to find laws that suit their fancy.

This is the reason the Florida Senate needs to act regardless of the Congressional actions. Certainly the Left will challenge this case in every venue, including State’s rights. This could be a good thing if the Florida Senate passes a pro-Terri bill. While the Left only likes State’s rights when it serves their agenda, legislation in place in Florida could have a mitigating effect.

So don’t think it’s over if Congress passes this legislation. It’s not over by a long shot.

But the beauty of it all is that this will focus the nation’s attention on the judiciary, which is the paramount domestic issue of this century.

Thanks once again Terri. God is using you in amazing ways. Way to go. Hang in there.

UPDATE: The American Mind makes a similar point.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) decided that those who want to prolong human life are “intolerant.”

Politically it’s a dumb move. The move ticks off the right-to-life crowd which is bigger and more organized than euthanasia backers. More importantly having a hearing in federal court doesn’t mean Michael Schiavo won’t still get his wish to have his wife die. All the bill would do is allow a federal court hearing. There’s no guarantee Terri’s parents would win.

From the Toronto Star:

One major reason his party lost the 2004 race to the “brain-dead” Republicans is that it has a “tendency to explain every issue in half an hour of detail,” Dean told the semi-annual meeting of Democrats Abroad, which brought about 150 members from Canada and 30 other countries to the Toronto for two days.

“I’m going to be very disciplined about how we deliver messages. We can have policy deliberations in rooms like this. On TV, we have to be very focused.”

Calling a group of people brain dead, saying you hate them and everything they stand for, is quite a disciplined strategery. I’m duly impressed.

On another note, I can’t help but wonder if Howard Dean is trying to make some sort of Terri Schiavo connection through that comment. If so, what is the point he is trying to convey, subtly or not? On second thought, there’s not much in the way of subtle nuance about Howard Dean, so scratch that.

Mr. Paw says:

So, I figured it out!!
Well, actually it was Howard Dean that figured everything out. The reason that the Democrats have lost hold in so many areas in recent years is due to the fact that they talk too much without saying anything. Republicans, however, tend to say alot in a short amount of time.

More from Darleen, on Dean, the gift that keeps on giving. Woody continues to be excited about Dean’s role. Paul thinks this is all part of the genius that is called Rove. Let it Bleed has more thoughts (and a great blog tag line), and Say Anything makes this observation:

One sure way to remain the minority party in America is to call the politicians most people voted for in the last election “brain dead.”

Surprise, surprise! Looks like the Leftist Democrats are planning to stop legislation which would attempt to protect the life of Terri Schiavo.

According to the Associated Press, Oregon Democrat Congressman Earl Blumenauer is attempting to round up opposition to the bill. I wonder if Blumenauer has even looked at the details surrounding this case. If not, he needs to get informed.

Meanwhile President Bush is cutting short his weekend in Texas and flying back to Washington so he can be there to sign the bill.

What a contrast; the Democrats for death, the Republicans for life. Does it get any more obvious as this case progresses. Terri is exposing everybody. Hang in there Terri.

UPDATE: It looks like Democrat Congressman Robert Wexler from Florida has joined the effort to kill Terri. His contact information is here and here along with Blumenaur’s. Phone calls and emails to these two Congressmen are urgently needed along with calls to all Democrat Senators. Senators’ info is here.

UPDATE 2: Dawn Eden elaborates:

While the Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would save Terri Schiavo’s life, some Democratic congressmen have forced the House to delay a vote until after midnight tonight. People should be asking: Why?

Paul at Wizbang did a bit of liveblogging. Including this:

Barney Franks gets up and whines that one of the Republicans was playing doctor on TV. Said Republican, Phil Gingrey of Georgia, got back up to say that he didn’t know if he was on TV or not… But that he was not “playing doctor” because he indeed was one. Franks was a tad deflated.

Captain Ed:

It seems that some Democrats — not all, as some had agreed to support this bill — have come squarely down on the side of euthanasia. Because we need to be clear on this point: Terri wasn’t dying until they pulled her feeding tube out. She spent the last five years in a hospice, not a hospital. Hospices take care of terminally-ill patients and do not provide extraordinary life support functions that hospitals do, especially in Terri’s case. Terri could easily live another 20-30 years with her disability, even without therapy.

And the Anchoress weighs in:

Since then we’ve watched the Democrats become reactionaries, mired, unwilling to move from the status quo, on any issue.

And we’ve watched the Republicans become revolutionaries.

With this action, the reversal is complete. The Democrats, who have no problem pulling children from their parents at the slightest hint of abuse, even if the parents are NOT abusive, are suddenly against government intervention; they do not like the government intervening to help parents save their daughter’s life in the face of a husband’s suspicious insistance.

The Republicans, who normally don’t like government intervening into private matters, feel compelled to do so, because there is every indication that this woman has not been given a fair shake, diagnostically, therapuetically or otherwise.

The Democrats, concerned about saving caribou in Alaska, have no concerns about saving a human being in Florida. Concerned about starving people all over the world, they contend that Terri’s starvation will be peaceful and easy.

The world is upside down.

And Kentucky Packrat has more commentary:

The ultimate expression of this has been a quote I’ve heard often during the Terri Schiavo case: “I wouldn’t want to live that way”. Of course you wouldn’t. I don’t want to be brain-damaged either. Number 1 son didn’t want to lose half a lung to pneumonia. My mother-in-law didn’t want to die from ovarian cancer. TheAnchoress’ brother-in-law S didn’t want to die a lingering death. John Paul has no desire to slowly deteriorate from Parkinsons.

Job didn’t want to be tested by Satan either, but when God answers Job, God doesn’t justify Himself. He doesn’t justify Himself to us either. Instead, there are times in our lives when we will have to do things, be places, or even give up things we hold dear (even our health) because of God’s plan for us.

By interfering in God’s plan by unnaturally ending a life (and yes, withholding food is ending a life) is the ultimate rejection of God’s will. I don’t know why Terri Schiavo is in the condition she’s in. She may be there from abuse, or a potassium imbalance. She may be PVS, or “simply” severly brain-damaged. It might be that Terri will never return to even a resemblance of her former life. Nonetheless, what does it say about us when we are willing to throw her life away because she is no longer convenient to her husband or society.