Stem Cell/Reagan is a killer issue against Bush

[gulliver]

Boomers are a couple of years older chronologically and a decade older mentally since Bush made his stem cell "compromise." Now boomers themselves have to face the possibility of Alzheimers in their own lives, and if there is one thing boomers get, it's themselves.

It is now widely recognized that Bush was either lying or absurdly wrong about the number of viable stem cell lines when he made his decision to oppose stem cell research. He said there were about 70 lines, and it turns out there are only about 11. (Imagine that ... Bush making a big, divisive, anti-science decision based on wrong data.)

Bush "abused the stem cell issue" (apologies to Laura Bush) plain and simple. He jeopardized the lives, health, and happiness of millions of boomers and their families for political reasons and on a foundation of what can most charitably be called huge mistakes.

Reagan's death may serve to shine a little light on this. The boomers are in a learning moment.

[Southsideirish]

1. Fundies insist on it - there can be no wavering on stem cell for them

- to hell with the people who need them.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Remember, Reagan used the fundies - but he never trusted them.

n/t

:bounce:

[H2O Man]

3. Great post!

This is the type of insight that makes the difference in tough contests. I appreciate seeing this post. I was at the pharmacy today to get an Rx filled. An elderly woman was ahead of me in line. Her granddaughter, aged three, was in an auto accident and lost the use of her legs due to a spinal injury. I am also disabled due to a spinal injury sustained in an auto accident. The pharmacist was telling the older woman that if stem cell research is allowed to go forward, her grand daughter may very well walk again. She said, "All we can do is pray." I said that we can actually do more -- we can vote to elect someone who will not stop this valuable research based on their narrow & rigid religious beliefs. I do not think that Jesus would want a 3-year old in a wheel chair, or support this sick position bush has taken.

[Leilani]

8. This is an issue everyone can relate to..

I think just about every family is affected by some disease, that can be possibly cured, or at least helped by this research.

[Arugula Latte]

4. Kerry needs to make this a wedge issue

and shove that wedge right up Dubya's pasty white one!

[cosmokramer]

5. Isn't it oddly funny that...

...Bush disapproves of stem cell research which could save the lives of millions of men, women, and CHILDREN (LOTS of children), but will only give the issue further contemplation when a 93 year old man dies?

[Massacure]

6. Especially the man that indirectly helped him get into office

Reagan put his daddy into office, and Bush helped put Shrub into office.

[Leilani]

7. I agree completely!

When you think of all the stored embryos in fertility clinics that will be thrown away.....to not use them, if donated for research is just plain ignorant.

Aside from the fact that we may cure people, we are throwing away our lead in science & technology. Other countries are stepping up & filling the gap.

To make policy that is based on one particular religion, Christian Fundamentalism, is so unfair to the majority.

Just like teaching creationism as an alternative to evolution!

These policies just drive me nuts!!!!

[ItsMyParty]

9. There is another aspect of this that Kerry can push

It's the economic one. We are falling behind on this research while other nations are coming on. We, because of ignorance, are going backwards in the "inventing of the future" which has kept us strong. We are now poking our heads in the sand and trying to crawl back to the Dark Ages. That is not healthy for our future and our economy. Kerry needs to throw the 'business' and profit aspect at these "caring" republicans and see how many would love to invest in this research and rake in the money. There is more than one way to skin a cat---errr, a Republican.