The Great Moralizer
After five years in office, today George Bush vetoed a bill providing for federal funding of stem cell research. This is the first and only bill that Mr. Bush has vetoed. His veto comes despite overwhelming, bi-partisan popular support for the bill, overwhelming scientific evidence that existing stem cell lines are insufficient, and at the cost of delaying what may be some of the greatest medical breakthroughs of this, or any, century. . . not to mention all of the lives that will be lost or that will deteriorate as a result of George Bush's brazen efforts to turn America from a leader in medical science, and the sciences generally, into a backwater where undisputed scientific facts, such as evolution and global warming are merely inconvenient debates to be bullied out of existence.
George Bush lied to America to start an unnecessary war in Iraq He's caused the death of more Iraqis in the last three years than Sadaam in the previous ten. He ignored military advice, rigged intelligence. The average Iraqi now fears leaving his home. People are being killed for shaving their beards and women, who under Saddaam had a measure of equality, can not leave their homes at all unless they are covered from head to toe and accompanied by a family member.
George Bush has approved torturing prisoners, warrantless wiretaps, imprisoning people for months and, in some cases, years, without charges being brought, and without access to lawyers, family, friends, or courts. He has transported prisoners to secret prisons in countries known for their brutal treatment of detainees. He stifled Congressional investigations into the illegality of these programs. He tried to destroy social security. He has prevented the establishment of reasonable security measures at the country's chemical plants. He has done next to nothing to alleviate the incredible suffering in Darfur - even though he has acknowledged that the Sudanese government is waging a program of genocide
Yet he vetoed stem cell research because it crossed a "moral boundary."
George Bush has crossed virtually every moral boundary considered necessary for civilized peoples since Runnymede (yes, the Magna Charta - about 800 years ago). He may be the last man on earth with the right to judge moral boundaries.
Why is it the only moral boundaries George Bush won't cross are the ones that can actually do some good for people?
George Bush lied to America to start an unnecessary war in Iraq He's caused the death of more Iraqis in the last three years than Sadaam in the previous ten. He ignored military advice, rigged intelligence. The average Iraqi now fears leaving his home. People are being killed for shaving their beards and women, who under Saddaam had a measure of equality, can not leave their homes at all unless they are covered from head to toe and accompanied by a family member.
George Bush has approved torturing prisoners, warrantless wiretaps, imprisoning people for months and, in some cases, years, without charges being brought, and without access to lawyers, family, friends, or courts. He has transported prisoners to secret prisons in countries known for their brutal treatment of detainees. He stifled Congressional investigations into the illegality of these programs. He tried to destroy social security. He has prevented the establishment of reasonable security measures at the country's chemical plants. He has done next to nothing to alleviate the incredible suffering in Darfur - even though he has acknowledged that the Sudanese government is waging a program of genocide
Yet he vetoed stem cell research because it crossed a "moral boundary."
George Bush has crossed virtually every moral boundary considered necessary for civilized peoples since Runnymede (yes, the Magna Charta - about 800 years ago). He may be the last man on earth with the right to judge moral boundaries.
Why is it the only moral boundaries George Bush won't cross are the ones that can actually do some good for people?
posted by BuddhistAttorney | 2:50 PM
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