TOM DELAY SAYS SENATOR TIM JOHNSON SHOULD HAVE FEEDING TUBE REMOVED

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay—one of the most outspoken opponents of removing Terri Schiavo's feeding tube after being brain dead for over a decade—has called for doctors to remove South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson’s feeding tube as he recovers from brain surgery. “While the outcome of the Senate majority hangs in the balance, and though the Republican Governor of South Dakota will choose Johnson’s replacement if he is unfit to serve, my decision to take up this cause was not based on partisan politics,” said DeLay. “I just feel that after a full week, Senator Johnson’s family and the people of South Dakota have been through enough.”