As an aside, if stem cell research held the promise that these liberal groups think it does, private research firms would be knocking each other down to get there first. I don't see them volunteering their capital for this research, do I?
Actually, Harvard University opened a department to do this recently. Made big news, with the NYT claiming that it shows the "failure" of Bush's policy on stem cell research. To me, it shows the success. This research should be done by private interests, not the government. Interestingly, before Harvard announced this, the NYT claimed that Bush's policy was a failure, and as proof, cited the fact that private interests had not come forward to fund this research. No matter what happens, the NYT says it's a failure.