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Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill - Thanks Goodness We Are Saving Those Discarded Embryos



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Another example of someone imposing his own personal views on others and causing tremendous suffering in the process in the name of "morality." Who cares if hundreds of thousands of people suffer horrible diseases that could be cured, let's choose instead to save all those discarded embryos leftover in fertility clinics even though they feel nothing, know nothing, are not human life, and will never be human life. Let's make this choice, forcing a personal view of morality on everyone, even though the large majority of Americans disagree.

Good idea. I like it.

Bush vetoes bill aimed at promoting stem cell research - CNN.com

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Marjon, of course Green is on your side on this debate. She believes in recycling.

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oooh Mark, I hope you have on your flame-proof undies!!!! LOL
I'm currently soaking in KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce

Wow that takes edible undies to a whole new level.

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OMG...this is THEEEEE FUNNIEST thread ever....I thought I would wake up poor DH from laughing....thanks guys...you made my night.Deanna

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This veto got me to thinking about what the role of a president is. I don't expect him to go along with majority rules just for the sake of it, but do we want him to be totally guided by his own values and morals, and ignore what we as a country might want?

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Hit post too soon. I didn't mean to say that we as a country agree on this, or any other issue 100%.

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I couldn't agree more. My mother has alzheimers, and my 14 year old son hates Bush for no other reason than he is slowing down the development of treatments for this horrible disease. I hope there is a special corner in hell for people who would do such a thing.

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Hi Mark, Stem cell research is very important. It is crucial that this research move forward. For people such as myself who have Multiple Sclerosis it is of a more pressing nature also.

Man is there anything about Bush that I don't hate? Nup, can't think of anything.:)

Susannah

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I'm staying out of this discussion....except to say that Bullseye Original Barbecue sauce is very much superior to KC Masterpiece. Try it and see if you don't agree.

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Ooh Carlene, taking the easy way out!

All this talk of barbecue sauce is making me hungry!

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