My first reaction when this Nancy Reagan stem cell campaign started was: Another orchestrated media campaign.
It's obviously not a coincidence that so many different media sources all pick up on these themes at the same time.
In this case, their purpose is transparent. It is, of course, pro-abortion, which is dear to the media's heart. But it's also a wedge issue that pretends to pit Bush against Reagan in order to keep Bush from benefiting from the obvious points of resemblance to his predecessor.
If they can portray Bush as being ungracious to the grieving widow, or uncaring about health care, so much the better.
It was no coincidence that the issue arose precisely at this time.
Nancy feels strongly about this and that is her perogative. The media and the Kerry camp don't have any right to politicize this. This is a personal issue for Nancy. When Nancy is ready again to take this issue up she will. In the meantime let the woman go thru a period of mourning first.