Yes, and irrelevant to the story at hand.
No, not irrelevant because look at the issue with Kerry and the swift boat, it was became possibly relevant. And if some smart democratic strategist and one or more PAC's start attacking Bush with internet video's that would never make it on TV, that would make a possible problem for Bush.
I do not think it will happen, but if can happen and if done successfully it may damage his chances with people who disagreed with the governmental overreach of the Schiavo case. The new media can help spread that story through internet video's, mass emails to voters, etc. etc.
Because in the time of Nixon there were no super-pacs to spread this message out over the internet. There were no internet newspapers, liberal websites, conservative websites, etc. etc. etc.
The new media has become a game changer and it could happen in this case. I do not think it will become a big issue but with a concerted campaign it could become an issue. For example if such a media campaign starts and Bush (which I do not think he will) gives out a mea culpa and says he made a mistake getting involved in this case, hard core republican pro-life candidates would come out of the woodwork saying that Bush is not to be trusted to protect the lives of the innocents and that they would never stand for such a thing.
Or if Bush goes all hardcore and defends his overreach into the life of a citizen of the United States then democratic PAC's and democratic candidates can attack him on his willingness to interfere in the civil rights of people and that Bush cannot be trusted.
Just because it is a generalized statement and that I
personally do not think it will become an issue, does not change the fact that it can become an issue. And IMHO it will become an issue much faster in this day and age with the internet, emails, pacs, youtube, etc. etc. than that it would have become an issue in the Nixon, Reagan or even Bush 1's time.