Bush Vetos Stem Cell Research Bill

I don't blame Bush for doing this. He promised this to the people who got him elected.

If you wanted anything different, you should have elected a Democrat.

Granted -- If I was president, I would not make this bill the only one I'd veto. But given that both sides of the stem cell debate rely mostly on hype, I disagree that Bush's veto proves idiocy. Actually, current legislation in America is more permissive than in much of Europe, icluding Germany. And nobody accused the German government of idiocy over its stand on stem cell research yet.

Oh well, so much for the will of the people. It is now the will of the minority, diehard religious zealot who seems to be making Bush's decisions for him.

Dookiestix wrote:

Oh well, so much for the will of the people. It is now the will of the minority, diehard religious zealot who seems to be making Bush's decisions for him.

No. The majority that elected Bush for president prevailed over the majorities that elected each member into Congress. Both institutions, Congress and the presidency, are elected by popular vote, and thus represent a majority of voters.

I agree with Thomas, here, and completely.
(Has there ever been a president before who only once vetoed a bill?)

People vote based on what they perceive to be "promises" and upholding political values. How many of Bush's promises has he kept?

Can't expect much from a moron, and guess who voted for him?

cicerone imposter wrote:

People vote based on what they perceive to be "promises" and upholding political values. How many of Bush's promises has he kept?

He promised to veto any new federal funding for human stem cell research.

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), a leading sponsor of the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, explained, "H.R. 810 would have corrected the President's short-sighted policy by allowing this important research to move forward under ethical constraints. This research holds so much promise to solving diseases that affect more than 110 million Americans. Vetoing this bill is one of the greatest mistakes of his Presidency."

It's the next generation of science that has the potential to help humans with disease and disabilities.

Only a scientist could possible make such a claim and you, sir are not a scientist.

McGentrix wrote:

cicerone imposter wrote:

People vote based on what they perceive to be "promises" and upholding political values. How many of Bush's promises has he kept?

He promised to veto any new federal funding for human stem cell research.

Let industry fund the research.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

In a widely expected move by the Bush administration, pResident Bush implemented his first veto of his Residency in the White House in regards to the Stem Cell Research bill overwhelmingly supported by both Democrats AND Republicans, liberals AND conservatives. What should be readily apparent here is that as Bush's support continues to wane with traditional conservatives, that his only hope of maintaining his base for support is to placate the religious right, even at the expense of the majority of this country who overwhelmingly support embryonic stem cell research.

The worst administration in modern American history just robbed this country of a fighting chance in battling some of the most horrible and crippling diseases of this modern century. Bush's draconian acts have only further helped in pushing back the tide of progress in this country by decades.

And, once again, we see the complete idiocy of the Bush administration in clear view. Let us hope the American people and Congress fight back and offer up a veto-proof bill as soon as possible.