"So we have a situation where one of two things obtain. You're a hypocrite who rails against spending you don't agree with or you are a Trotskyite. Set me straight, which is it?"
I am just a person who has an opinion on what I would support using federal funding for, and what I would not use it on, much the same way as you probably have your own opinions on that same subject. Whatever that makes me, that is what I am.
Stem cell research happens to be one of those things that I actually would use some federal funding on, because of the possible very valuable return on investment if it pans out.
Things like welfare, 1.5 million dollars (or whatever that crazy amount was) for a bus stop, all kinds of other insane things the government spends obcene amounts of money on that basically have zero benefit for soceity, the DEA, homosexual and "divsersity" awareness programs, the ACLU, those for example are some things that I would not think we should be spending money on. (I am not sure if the ACLU gets federal money. Lord, I hope not)
Look, I can only offer my opinion, and I respect that fact that it is but one of many as this forum shows.
Just my opinion on what I think would be a smart decicion to sink some dollars into, things that, unlike the way much of the federal money is spent, can actually yeild tremendous benefits for all of us. For another example the space program and manned/unmanned space exploration would be another thing that I personally think it is worth it to invest money into, as well as the military of course.
I am just one guy with an opinion, call me what you will.
best regards,
Bones
Ethical stem cell research, that does not depend on or intend the destruction of human life is being done with Federal research money.
On the other hand, the Dickey Amendment has prevented the use of Federal money for the destruction of embryos and fetuses even before the Bush Administration.
You're entitled to your opinion whether I disagree with it or not. What you're not entitled to is taking umbrage at being called "names" when you whole heartedly endorsed the name calling directed at President Bush because he has taken a principled position vis a vis conservatism and his own view of morality.
Conservatism and the federal funding of research which deeply offends at least half of conservatives should be mutually exclusive even to those conservatives who support the "science". For example, I support voluntary prayer in school but I would oppose any move to have publicly funded teachers leading prayer in those classrooms. In other words I agree with prayer because I am religious but I disagree with teachers leading prayer because that violates the constitutional principle of the state establishing a religion.
Of course none of this changes my view on the morality of harvesting parts from human beings at any age absent informed consent. And yes it is analogous to what Mengele was up to. Thats a fact.