If there was a liklihood of embryonic stem cells to be a source of cures, there would be no need for fed dollars to fund research using them. I think the push has much more to do with culture change as to how we consider life rather than pursuing knowledge.
We must fight this. It's time for a national Do Not Kill Registry (DoNKR), which will include a list of all of us who by reason of conscience refuse treatments that cost another human being their life. How does one set up such an organization?