[Fox blasted Bush's veto claiming it went against public opinion, even though polls show a plurality of Americans oppose tax-funding of embryonic stem cell research.
"I am respectful of those who oppose this research and their reasoning for it but they do represent a minority," he added]
So a plurality of Americans equals a minority?
["I find it frustrating that the president would use his first veto of his time in office to thwart this research," Fox said.]
They ignore that after Clinton dodged this issue altogether Bush was first to authorize research with lines of non-viable embryonic cells. He vetoed expansion of research on viable lines with federal funds.
I have long believed that if embryonic stem cells showed any actual promise, private corporations would be pouring billions into it so they could realize profits from any breakthroughs. There are no prohibitions against privately funded research. Biotech companies are spending piles of money on adult stem cell research and they are seeing results. The fact that they are not investing in embryonic stem cells, leads me to conclude that they know there's nothing there.
I don't understand how people like MJF can think so much of themselves in this way that someone else's life's meaning is reduced to what it's sacrafice can do for ME, ONLY ME. Have to say though that I saw him on t.v. the other day when I watched that movie on CBS about Mort Kondracke and his deceased wife Millie. He looked really really bad and I almost didn't recognize him--couldn't believe my eyes