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Bush to Abort Stem Cell Bill, Again

SATURDAY JUNE 9 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by Aaron_Lariviere. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: stem cell research, congress, Bush, embryo, continued stupidity

You have to hand it to George W.: he�s got the brainpower of a headless chicken, but the guy sticks to his guns. As he�s proven with Iraq he doesn't deter from the course, rather, he sees it through no matter the absurd and painful consequences.

Just this week, Congress put forward a new bill that would relax the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The bill looks promising, and basically says that, if passed, the government would dish out the necessary cash to fund stem cell research using embryos that would otherwise be discarded from in vitro fertilization clinics. That�s like mashing two potatoes with one fork: we�d be cutting down on biohazard waste (probably not much of a threat to world happiness, but still) and we'd get to recycle excess fruit of the womb by using it for crucial research.

Naturally, things aren�t that simple: there�s an enormous, stubborn, half-retarded ogre guarding the bridge to our dreams of untold stem cell derived riches. George W. Bush has squashed these dreams of a better future before, and like the arch-villain he is, he�s vowed to do it again. The AP quotes him as saying:

If this bill were to become law, American taxpayers would for the first time in our history be compelled to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos. Crossing that line would be a grave mistake. For that reason, I will veto the bill.

To his credit, at least he has a reason. I�d hate to think he was maliciously annihilating the dreams of thousands of suffering people for the sport of it. I think I'm even beginning to wrap my head around his point: we wouldn�t want to destroy something before we threw it away, because that would be� mean?

Even if this bill doesn�t pass � and it won�t � at least Congress is showing the initiative to try and make a progressive change for the better. With a different monkey on the throne, our country might just have some better luck getting decent legislation passed, and hopefully our future will be that much brighter.

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dante42

Columbus, OH

February 2007

JUN 09, 2007 04:09 PM

It's things like this that make me wonder why our country's veto power is in the hands of one person, instead of a group.

hadees

Austin, TX

December 2003

JUN 09, 2007 04:16 PM

dante42 said:
It's things like this that make me wonder why our country's veto power is in the hands of one person, instead of a group.

It is in the hands of a group. Congress can override Presidential vetos.

dante42

Columbus, OH

February 2007

JUN 09, 2007 04:32 PM

hadees said:

dante42 said:
It's things like this that make me wonder why our country's veto power is in the hands of one person, instead of a group.

It is in the hands of a group. Congress can override Presidential vetos.

Sorry, yes, you are correct.

I'm mainly just upset that it most likely won't be overturned. And it's going to be veto'd due to our country having a president with, in my not remotely humble opinion, a dangerous, antiquated, and ignorant world view.
/rant

abracadabra

Seattle, WA

April 2004

JUN 09, 2007 05:49 PM

So he doesn't support using discarded embryos for scientific research , yet supports the war (needless death of soldiers)..Now i understand

Necia

San Francisco, CA

August 2005

JUN 09, 2007 06:09 PM

abracadabra said:
So he doesn't support using discarded embryos for scientific research , yet supports the war (needless death of soldiers)..Now i understand

Well, yeah. I mean, once you're born, who gives a fuck, right?

*sigh*

NickFaust

USA

April 2004

JUN 09, 2007 06:17 PM

590 DAYS 2 Hrs 39 Min 44.1 Sec



http://www.backwardsbush.com/includes/publicClock.php

DucksAreCrazy

Lexington, KY

December 2006

JUN 09, 2007 06:37 PM

there's an enormous, stubborn, half-retarded ogre guarding the bridge

Only half?

Vivid

SUICIDEGIRL

Michigan, USA

JUN 09, 2007 06:41 PM

arg, stop this! My father needs those stems.

yellowkid

Boise, ID

May 2007

JUN 09, 2007 06:42 PM

A human embryo used in stem cell research is 3-5 days old and is sphere of about 150 cells. For comparison a fly's brain is composed of about 10,000 cells. We have no reason to believe that the blasticyst is capable of feeling pain and is certainly not more important than possibly curing dozens of diseases.

Honorless1

Denver, CO

November 2006

JUN 09, 2007 06:53 PM

This is infuriating. I have a genetic disorder/learning disability called galactosemia, which could very well spell the end for me; people like me (or gramps with Alzheimer's, or the billions of people worldwide with autism, etc, etc.) are getting fucked over by some archaic, anachronistic system of "morality" or "ethics" that Bush deems is greater than the tangible, real problems people like me contend with. Bullshit.

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUN 09, 2007 07:39 PM

Praise the Lord! Now those cells can go in the garbage instead!

TeeMan

Australia

June 2006

JUN 09, 2007 07:44 PM

Its not ok to "kill" embryos that arent even human, but its super-good to invade and decimate another nations population?

Freakn logic dude, out the bloody window.

semyaza

Wildomar, CA

December 2004

JUN 09, 2007 08:10 PM

I could use stem cell therapy myself and have no moral issue with using said cells. I just don't like the idea of forcing someone to pay for it if their "morality" says it's a bad thing.