Thank you Mr. Bush for providing moral clarity to all us heathens
Well it has been a busy few weeks. Bush has been leading the country ever forward with his decisive leadership. Like with his decision to veto the bill lifting restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
What may I ask is this administration smoking? My personal feelings aside on this issue...It makes no sense that in one press release they can brag about how this is the only president to have supported this research (They grandfathered in the existing stem cell lines). Then in the next release you've got Tony Snow calling embryonic stem cell research murder (if you're going to define it this way then you're setting a very clear moral absolute).
Why would you say that you've done a good thing by funding the research on existing lines? You've defined it as murder/taking the life of an innocent. So you're proud that you're helping to fund research that is only possible because innocent lives were taken. Yes, that makes perfect sense.
The fact is that this bill would have only allowed embryos already slotted for destruction to be used. Embryos are destroyed daily. I think it's admirable and wonderful that some of them get adopted by families. But the vast majority are simply discarded as medical waste.
So Mr. President...please get your facts straight before you proceed to lecture the country (the majority of which opposes you on this issue) about the morality of stem cell research. And remember to 'stay on message'. That seems to be the only thing you have done well even if your messages were bullshit.
What may I ask is this administration smoking? My personal feelings aside on this issue...It makes no sense that in one press release they can brag about how this is the only president to have supported this research (They grandfathered in the existing stem cell lines). Then in the next release you've got Tony Snow calling embryonic stem cell research murder (if you're going to define it this way then you're setting a very clear moral absolute).
Why would you say that you've done a good thing by funding the research on existing lines? You've defined it as murder/taking the life of an innocent. So you're proud that you're helping to fund research that is only possible because innocent lives were taken. Yes, that makes perfect sense.
The fact is that this bill would have only allowed embryos already slotted for destruction to be used. Embryos are destroyed daily. I think it's admirable and wonderful that some of them get adopted by families. But the vast majority are simply discarded as medical waste.
So Mr. President...please get your facts straight before you proceed to lecture the country (the majority of which opposes you on this issue) about the morality of stem cell research. And remember to 'stay on message'. That seems to be the only thing you have done well even if your messages were bullshit.
posted by netwurth at 10:14 PM
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