The Break Throughs in Science That Bush Vetoes

Has Bush actually come out against this thing? Not that it would surprise me, but he's been mum so far, hasn't he?

He vetoed the stem cell research bill back in July, yes.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Stem Cell Veto: Attacking science

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD

With President Bush casting his first veto in the pursuit of extremism, congressional leaders faced a stiff challenge. The House of Representatives failed, coming well short Wednesday of overriding his veto and advancing scientific research.

That may allow individual Republicans to claim they support embryonic stem cell research while allowing the party to reap rewards among right-wing extremists. But at least House and Senate majorities passed legislation that, as University of Washington President Mark Emmert said, would have advanced research 'in a responsible, ethical way.'

For now, America will fall behind other countries in research that promotes human lives. But if even a usually supine Congress challenged the president's know-no-science mentality, there's hope for a better outcome in the future.

I believe that before he became president he inicated that he didn't have a problem with stem cell research. His veto of it recently was more about catering to the reliegious right than and indicator of personal beliefs.

Welcome to the American Taliban.