The office of Republican Senator Mel Martinez of Florida has admitted it was behind a controversial memo that said it would be in the political interest of the Republican party to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case. One line in the memo reads “This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue.” For weeks right-wing pundits have suggested the memo was a fake. Martinez’s legal counsel Brian Darling took credit for drafting the memo. He resigned on Wednesday.