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Bush and his Bible-Thumping Core Stand in the Way of Science

The Senate is all set to approve federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, going against our shallow-minded, Luddite of a president and his threat of veto. The House approved the measure, 238-194 in May and the Senate, led by conservative Republican, Orrin Hatch of Utah, are said to have at least 60 votes, maybe more.

At issue is whether we as a country are going to allow scientists the needed support to develop a whole host of treatments for diseases like diabetes, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, leukemia and various spinal-cord injuries or are we going to let the minority of religious ignorant Bible thumpers dictate to us what science and technology will be allowed to do?

One of the ignorant right wingers, Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, before voting 'no' on progress played the sound of a fetal heartbeat over the House speaker system and declared "This is what it's all about, folks". When you're dealing with ignorance at that level you're best to just shun the narrow-minded and hope you have the 2/3 majority in the House and Senate to override the ignorance that currently comes from the White House.

For any of you who would care to know, an embryonic stem cell is the size of the period, (".") you would write at the end of a sentence-and it doesn't have a heartbeat.

For those of you who continue to speak as if something the size of (.) is a living human being, we, the huge majority of forward-thinking people just ask that you shut-up, go read your Bible and stay the hell out of the way of progress. If you later choose not to benefit from what this research will surely attain, then you can choose that choice later-just don't drag the rest of us down with your ignorance.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB112069419123079027-jpfQUj3RstmnY8TgqD_kNFYmPIo_20060706,00.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

By BERNARD WYSOCKI JR.
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
July 7, 2005; Page A4
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are breaking with President Bush on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. The question is whether enough of them will break to upend his policy anytime soon.
Polls show that most rank-and-file Republicans favor increased federal funding for such research, despite the staunch opposition of Mr. Bush and conservative leaders. In May, 50 Republican House members defected from the White House line and joined Democrats in approving a measure to expand funding