Rove: Bush Will Veto Embryonic Stem Cell Bill
From the Denver Post:
President Bush will likely cast the first veto of his presidency if the Senate, as expected, passes legislation to expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, White House aide Karl Rove said Monday in Denver.My Comments:
"The president is emphatic about this," said Rove - Bush's top political adviser and architect of his 2000 and 2004 campaigns - in a meeting with The Denver Post editorial board.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 238-194 last year to pass the legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. If the Senate approves the bill, it will go to the president's desk.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., who backs the bill, has said he will try to bring it up for a Senate vote soon.
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Elections matter. If, heaven forbid, Al Gore or John Kerry had been elected, the current public policy of this nation would involve cloning and canibalizing our own for Frankenstein experiments.
Unless someone like Sam Brownback is elected in 2008, I fear the next administration - be it Republican or Democrat - will further usher in the culture of death by enshrining such canibalization in our nation's laws.
Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
New Poll: Americans Continue To Oppose Funding Stem Cell Research That Destroys Human Embryos
Missouri Senator's Stem Cell Switch Imperils Re-Election
Biotechnology Industry Leader Says Cord Cells No Stand-In For Embryonic
Pro-Life Conservatives Should Prepare For Another Bush Sell-Out - This Time On Stem Cells
In Heartland, Stem Cell Research Meets Fierce Opposition
Specter Seeks Veto-Proof Stem Cell Margin
Catholic League: Frist is Worse Than Kerry on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Cardinal Keeler Criticizes Senate Majority Leader Frist’s Statement On Embryonic Stem-Cell Research
Frist to Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Jeb Bush Opposes Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
posted by Pro Ecclesia 11:20 AM
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Unless someone like Sam Brownback is elected in 2008, I fear the next administration - be it Republican or Democrat - will further usher in the culture of death by enshrining such canibalization in our nation's laws.
Alas, I think you're right. More alas, I just don't see Brownback winning. Unless we can find someone else who is more electable with Brownback's commitment to life, the current policy will be snuffed out in early 2009.
Well, what is it about Brownback, apart from his commitment to life, that makes him unelectable anyway?
I thought truly pro-life candidates were, by definition, unelectable.
Unfortunately, I think Brownback lacks a certain "charisma" that seems to be needed in order to be elected. He has that "Kansas blah" that also affected Bob Dole.
There's something 1950s about him. Which certainly isn't a bad thing, but will cause many in the electorate to view his as "too old fashioned".
Of course, he could play off that with a campaign theme of "Brownback to the Future".
;)
Don't underestimate Brownback, he is as smart as heck and does have a lot of influential/powerful/wealthy people behind him quietly (though mostly of the "Christian Right" fundementalist variety oddly enough) if these people can mobilize their people to vote in the primaries he has a good shot. As the republican candidate it would be all about the electoral votes and I can't see any red states bush won going for Hillary. The dem's only chance is to run a southern "moderate"
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