[Satadru]

This makes no sense whatsoever. If Bush had no control over how the money is spent in stem-cell research, then why give a prime time speech and appoint Leon Kass into an advisory role in bio-ethics? Either the law forbids Bush to stop any funding in which case I do not understand the relevance of Bush's speech last year when he approved stem-cell-lite, or Bush changed his position. BTW, I am not a one issue person, but cannot stand liars. Bush promised during the campaign that he would not support embryonic stem-cell research. He changed his position twice for the worse. He is a bleeping liar.

[Dane]

BTW, I am not a one issue person, but cannot stand liars.

I guess you can't stand yourself then. Nothing I can do about that, that is an issue you will have to take up with yourself.

[Clara Lou]

One more time: There is "embryonic" stem cell research. There is "fetal" stem cell research. Each has to be dealt with seperately by law. Fetal stem cell research began before GW became president. That's the funding that he can't block. The creation of further embyronic stem cell lines is what he has blocked. You don't know your facts.

[MissAmericanPie]

Bush was making excuses because he didn't veto the bill like he should have, he's a Harvaaaad man, he knew what he was doing, the door he was opening. The speech was smoke n mirrors for the benefit of the Conservative base he continues to kick in the teeth.

In fact he completely lost his veto pen, he only recently found it in time to threaten to veto medical benefits for our veterans.