Swung in to freerepublic and found this poll. Seems over 50% concur with your realization MJG.

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=89; results=2

In case you are allergic, the polls reads as follows: (I stood with the 15.3%, not that I could lose anymore, Montag.)

Free Republic Opinion Poll: How has Governor Bush's failure to defy Judge Greer and not have DCF take Terri Schiavo into protective custody affected your view of the Governor?

I have lost a great deal of respect for him. Judges need to be reigned in. This was a good opportunity to do so. 27.6% 1,305

No change in respect, but he should have defied Greer. 26.3% 1,246

I would have lost a great deal of respect if he did defy the judge. Judicial decisions should not be defied by the Executive Branch. To do so would violate the "separation of powers" and risk a Constitutional crisis. 15.3% 725

No change in respect, but he did right by not defying Greer. 13.2% 627

I have lost some respect. 5.6% 265

Pass 4.6% 218

I would have lost some respect for him if he did defy the judge. 3.7% 175

Undecided 3.7% 173

100.0% 4,734

Member Opinion

No change in respect, but he should have defied Greer. 27.3% 963

I have lost a great deal of respect for him. Judges need to be reigned in. This was a good opportunity to do so. 26.6% 937

I would have lost a great deal of respect if he did defy the judge. Judicial decisions should not be defied by the Executive Branch. To do so would violate the "separation of powers" and risk a Constitutional crisis. 14.0% 493

No change in respect, but he did right by not defying Greer. 13.4% 472

I have lost some respect. 5.9% 208

Pass 5.0% 178

Undecided 4.1% 143

I would have lost some respect for him if he did defy the judge. 3.8% 135

100.1% 3,529

Non-Member Opinion

I have lost a great deal of respect for him. Judges need to be reigned in. This was a good opportunity to do so. 30.5% 368

No change in respect, but he should have defied Greer. 23.5% 283

I would have lost a great deal of respect if he did defy the judge. Judicial decisions should not be defied by the Executive Branch. To do so would violate the "separation of powers" and risk a Constitutional crisis. 19.3% 232

No change in respect, but he did right by not defying Greer. 12.9% 155

I have lost some respect. 4.7% 57

I would have lost some respect for him if he did defy the judge. 3.3% 40

Pass 3.3% 40

Undecided 2.5% 30

100.0% 1,205