[firebrand]

And the reason for many of them is that they will do or say anything to discredit Bush. Rather than criticizing Bush because they love federal funding for embryonic research, they love federal funding for embryonic research because it discredits Bush.

And of course they love the two big confusions in the popular mind: between federal funding and the research itself, and between stem cell research in general and embryonic stem cell research in particular.

The embryos have become pawns in a partisan vendetta, and they will not forget this.

[fwdude]

I wholeheartedly agree.

Listening to the left, you'd think that Bush wants to outlaw any stem cell research. What lies are tendered to gain political clout!

[arthurus]

they love federal funding for embryonic research because it discredits Bush.

No, not because it discredits Bush, though that is certainly a welcome side benefit. The point is the killing and use of some human beings for the benefit of others.