John Kerry on Bush Stem Cell Veto: “This Wasn’t a Pro-life Veto”

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry on Bush Stem Cell Veto: “This Wasn’t a Pro-life Veto”
July 19th, 2006 @ 1:01 pm

Bush vetoed the stem cell research bill today, exercising the veto for the first time in 6 years.



John Kerry issued the following statement in response to Bush’s veto:

“This wasn’t a pro-life veto. This was a political veto, and I believe Americans will veto this President’s narrow political agenda in November.

“Honoring the sanctity of human life means giving hope to the 100 million Americans suffering today from illnesses that stem-cell research may one day help cure, not vetoing hope. Instead, because of politics, more than 3,000 Americans will continue to die every day from diseases that might one day be treatable because of stem-cell therapy. We can support our scientists, help the sick, and ensure that our legal and ethical boundaries continue to reflect our unshakable sense of human dignity and the value of human life. Today President Bush failed that test. This was not a simple decision, but it shouldn’t have been a close call, let alone the wrong call.

“Instead of vetoing runaway spending or cuts in medical services for the poorest Americans, the president has chosen to veto the promise of groundbreaking research. On this issue President Bush has said one thing and done another. That’s not leadership, it’s playing politics with people’s lives, and it’s unacceptable.”

LINKS - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3643

[Dawgs]

1. George Bush "vetoed hope" today!!!

[ladjf]

2. The RW fundies are anti-science because they know that

good science can "blow their cover", showing them to be wrong about important basic issues. Why else, for example, would they allow the Hubble space telescope to merely fall to the Earth without the needed upgrades?

[sutz12]

3. "This was not a simple decision"

Ahhhh, but for Shrub is was a simple decision. He has, after all, a simple mind. :evilgrin:

[smoogatz]

4. Props to Kerry.

He's been out front on this issue, and showed real leadership getting this bill through the Senate. Good on him.

[tridim]

5. And nobody else knows he responded except DU types

Maybe the CMSM will surprise us this time. :eyes:

[kerrygoddess]

7. StemPAC gives John Kerry the credit he deserves

StemPAC Credits Kerry and Frist For Leadership Roles in Fight For Stem Cell Research
July 19th, 2006 @ 2:23 pm

StemPAC gives John Kerry the credit he deserves for his actions to fight for federal spending for stem cell research. StemPAC has reviewed the actions of the potential 2008 Presidential candidates and found that “A number of the ‘08 Presidential hopefuls have expressed support for HR 810, but few have actually taken a leadership role on the issue, pushed hard for it, and tried to rally their supporters at this critical time.”

MORE - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3644

[karynnj]

8. That's an understatement, even reading here

I didn't realize that Kerry had a leadership role on this - though I knew he made a great speech and that he has fought this issue for a long time.

[SiouxJ]

6. More simply put

Bush and some repukes chose to protect these:


over these:


and millions of other Americans who suffer with disease.

We just have to get the message out.

[saltpoint]

9. Senator Kerry gets it. He gets it big-time. He gets it completely. And

he's nailed Bush to the floor on Bush's kowtowing to the nutcase fundies over stem cell research.

Excellent.

[ProSense]

10. Excellent statement!

As for Bush: spare parts?

WTF?