Monday, January 19, 2009

Kill 'em all.


Attorney Who Aided Terri Schiavo’s Husband Now Advising Barack Obama

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- An attorney who won an award for representing Terri Schiavo’s husband Michael in his efforts to kill his disabled wife is now an advisor to the transition team of incoming president Barack Obama.

Thomas Perrelli, who raised over $500,000 for the pro-abortion presidential candidate and is the managing partner of a Washington law firm, Jenner & Block LLP, is helping advise Obama on putting together a Justice Department team.

However, Perrelli provided Michael Schiavo with legal advice during his response to the Congressional bill that President Bush signed allowing the Schindler family to take their lawsuit seeking to prevent Terri’s euthanasia death from state to federal courts.

Perrelli led the Jenner & Block team that developed the legal briefs opposing appeals for Michael and he ultimately received the Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Pro Bono Award in October 2006 for representing Terri’s former husband at no cost.

On Michael’s legal team, Perrelli worked with infamous pro-euthanasia attorney George Felos as well as lawyers from the Florida chapter of the ACLU.

Obama’s selection of Perrelli to participate on his Justice Department transition team is no surprise given his comments on Terri’s painful 13-day starvation and dehydration death during the presidential campaign.

During his debate with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary, Obama said his biggest mistake was voting with a unanimous Senate to help save Terri.

Obama said he should have stood up against the life-saving legislation. “It wasn't something I was comfortable with, but it was not something that I stood on the floor and stopped,” Obama said.


I somehow missed this. Thanks to the Caveman.

And I agree with Cavey's assessment: What a scumbag.

2 comments:

Argent said...

Oh, yeah. Still I hear people saying that this administration will be more truly pro-life than the Bush admin.

The Rockin' Traddy said...

That'll be a hard act to beat. G. W. Bush did more for the pro-life movement than any other president in recent memory. I have a post on here somewhere about everything he did if I can only find it...