"One thing that God has brought to us is Terri Schiavo"

Last spring, Republican operatives believed that "their attention to the Terri Schiavo issue could pay dividends with Christian conservatives whose support they covet in the 2006 midterm elections". Her personal, private suffering was used and hijacked by public figures like Tom Delay and Dr. Bill 'I can diagnose people via videotape!' Frist to promote their pet issues, including activist judges and the pro-life agenda.

Terri's husband took that personally and is getting involved to prevent it happening to others...

Michael Schiavo Launches PAC

Michael Schiavo, whose effort to end life support for his brain-damaged wife divided a nation, is starting a political action committee that will challenge candidates based on where they stand on government's reach in private lives.

Nine months after a fierce political and legal fight over Terri Schiavo, Michael Schiavo said his experience with political leaders "has opened my eyes to just how easily the private wishes of normal Americans like me and Terri can be cast aside in a destructive game of political pandering."

The PAC's website: TerriPAC

A perfect bookend for what started out as a promising year for the fundamentalist wing of the Republican party.