Granted, Hunter did well with succinct answers.
Romney required more time after he failed to give direct answers to simple questions. It took two follow-ups before Mitt admitted he doesn’t oppose embryonic stem cell research.
BTW Romney DOES oppose embryonic stem cell research. He already vetoed state funding for it in Massachusetts and, like President Bush, supports further research on Altered Nuclear Transfer as a Morally Acceptable Means for the Procurement of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.
While he prefers storage or adoption of embryos, he does make an exception for those "parents" of embryos who refuse to allow them to be adopted or stored and choose to give them up for research, but without using any federal funds. This is a rare exception made for those discarded or damaged embryos slated for destruction.
It is not anyone's first choice, but is the lesser of two evils - destroyed for nothing or destroyed for research. I loathe both. In a perfect world, there would be no IVF and everyone would adopt and this would not be an issue. However, we live in the real world and leaders have to make tough decisions.