Alter on Schiavo

They replaced reason with emotion, confused law with theology and allowed politics and tabloidism to trump the privacy this agonizing family tragedy deserved.
Jonathan Alter

In this commentary, Jonathan Alter just summarized my opinions on almost every aspect of the Schiavo case. The only thing I disagreed with was this:

And I still don't understand why Michael Schiavo didn't turn over custody and get a divorce.

On that subject, see Anna Qunindlan.

P.S. This blog entry from Keith Olbermann does Michael Schiavo a well-deserved good turn.