My First Veto

Our president exercised his veto power for the first time in six years, an action only accomplished by John Adams in 1820. Brilliant. Did he veto a bill to continue financing the death of Iraqi civilians, expand surveillance on US citizens, or increase runaway spending? No. He vetoed a congressionally-approved bill to end the ban on federal funding of stem cell research.

What an asshole. How can a non-scientist be trusted to make a scientific judgment? He can't. He is speaking from belief, not fact, and it is bad for the US and bad for science.

At least thinking nations like Korea, Japan and some in the European Union will continue this important work under a federal directorate. The sad part is, once they develop therapies that work they will belong to foreign countries. Sure, he'll be able to get them, but they won't be there for Joe Six Pack. Bush is pro-life, as long as you are a life he can manipulate for political gain.

I want our president and all that oppose stem cell research to sign a contract. It will be a contract that declares that they and their descendents will NOT be eligible for any therapies that come from embryonic stem cell research. If they won't let others have it, they should not be allowed to have it either.

When push comes to shove W will be dropping embryos into a blender as fast as he can get them, especially little black and Mexican ones, if he can make a paste to cure his father, mother, brother, wife or daughters of some horrible disease.

Bottom line... he can't stop it, he'll just delay it. Technology always wins and he is just slowing the expansion of science and medicine-- two things he knows NOTHING about.