Man, you seem annoyed. But I don't think the issue has much political traction myself, in part because it is confined to places where the majority are in tune with their elected officials trying to maneuver under the Constitutional wire SCOTUS has set on this one. Stem cells have more, not because of an attack on science issue thingie, but rather because folks want to live forever, and want to perceive that the Ponce de Leon Fountain of Youth seems to be just over the embryonic stem cell horizon.
Appearances are not deceiving! ;^)
We are in agreement, but even with stem cell research I doubt that there would be much political ramification short of an outright ban. I just don't think people are gonna get that worked up over the federal government inadequately funding a particular type of research when they perceive that other sources of funding will compensate just fine. An outright ban even on private research would be a whole 'nother matter altogether, and that would raise a great hue and cry.