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The posts which recieve the most amount of replies are the ones people feel most strongly about, and hence are the least likely to change their minds on. However, it does feel good to express ones opinion on a topic that an entire nation is buzzing about at the moment.
I think I disagree with you on the importance of the Schiavo case. Right to die advocacy has been quietly simmering around the world for some time now. When mass media begins to pick up on it, (Million Dollar Baby, The Sea Inside), it's usually an indicator that it's of more importance than we may attach to it at first. I really think the outcome of the Schiavo case will affect all right to die scenarios in the US for a long time to come.
To another degree I think it's somewhat natural for the political forum to regress for a while. Politics has been such a heated and violent issue that some people may be taking a break from partisan bitchery. I know if I have to ever again argue about the legitimacy of war in Iraq or the anti-merits of Bush and Kerry, I'll go mad. Politics has quit being fun in this country and turned into a really hateful game. Consequently I think a lot of people have turned away from them for the time being. I may be entirely off base here, but perhaps TFP is reflecting this fact.
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