He's being completely inconsistent. If killing an embryo for stem cell research is not allowed, neither should killing a baby a few hours after conception- no matter how old the mother is. Bad bad decision.
I don't think this is inconsistent, at all. However, many may not like this perspective on his answer.
The President never outlawed research into embryonic stem cells, he only eliminated public funding. It was a Dimmie/Pro-Choice distortion that he "didn't allow embryonic stem cell research". He did, it just had to be privately funded. Similarly, public funds are not being used for Plan B - individuals are free to make a choice.
Frankly, this puts the President far too close to the "Pro-choice" position than I would prefer. However, it IS consistent with the embryonic stem cell position.
Indeed it is.
He's being completely inconsistent. If killing an embryo for stem cell research is not allowed, neither should killing a baby a few hours after conception- no matter how old the mother is. Bad bad decision.
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Actually its completely consistent, he has no law stopping private industry from developing embryonic stem cell lines for research. Gov't doesn't pay for OTC for the most part so that is consistent too.
>...If killing an embryo for stem cell research is not allowed, neither should killing a baby a few hours after conception-no matter how old the mother. Bad bad decision.<
Once again, Bush lips sinks ships. Life begins at conception, whether one knows it or not.
AGREED!!!!!!!!!
I disagree he is being completely consistent by being inconsistent which is what he has Been ever since he has been in office.
He acts just like the average career politician by straddling the fence. First one side and then the other.
These career politicians have no solid indwelling moral compass of right and wrong.
It has been eroded over time and replaced with a flexible career driven, party owned, donor sponsored, poll driven one.
A compass that does not point to a reliable fixed position based on truth, but one which focuses on and allows him to follow the constantly changing political winds.
Our career politicans where born ,raised and they live in a world that sings the praises of compromise.
So when they run head on into the sometimes harsh reality of uncompromising truth, such as a deadly fascists movement disguised as a so called religion, which calls for the destruction of all who do not accept it's barbarian rule over them, they do not know how to deal with it.
With leaders like this the terrorists could walk into a negotiating room with a tablet of stone with the words more land , more money and death to Israel carved into it, place it on the table and leave.
They could come back in a few weeks say nothing pick up their tablet and their new treaty with concessions of land, money and then leave and continue their attacks on Israel while our leaders/negotiators extol the progress made by them in the peace talks.