I am fed up with Liberals in this country positioning themselves as being "in favor of finding cures via stem cell research" while misleading the uneducated in this country into believing that Conservatives "oppose finding cures via stem cell research." It's an outright damnable lie.
Let's get this straight once and for all, shall we?
Conservatives are in favor of finding cures to heinous diseases; however, we oppose FEDERAL funding of EMBRYONIC stem cell research.
Liberals are in favor of ANYTHING that requires FEDERAL funding, including potentially unnecessary and unethical programs.
It's just that simple, folks. Really. Hey, no need to trust me... After all, I make it very plain that I am a Conservative; therefore, I must have an agenda, right? Well, I think it's fair to say that the Biotechnology section of Scientific American is a non-partisan site for education on stem cells. So, please, take the time to educate yourself by reading "The Stem Cell Challenge."
While you're making an effort to understand the challenges of stem cells and the political differences on the best approach in finding cures using stems cells, check out the current list of progress being made with adult stem cells versus embryonic stem cells. Don't stop there, check out their page on "The 'Political Science' of Stem Cells."
As long as there are Liberals willing to exploit personal tragedy for political gain, there will be no true understanding of the commonality of all good people everywhere: We ALL fully support finding cures for the heinous diseases that affect our friends and loved ones. We simply differ in political ideology on the best funding approach and what is ethically and scientifically feasible.
As Conservatives go, I fall on the Libertarian side of the Conservative scale. Do I support a ban on the use of embryonic stem cell research? No, I do not support a legislative ban against research in the private sector, only a ban on the use of federal funding for such. I do not support federal funding for anything outside of national defense and national infrastructure. All the rest is best left to state and local governments and/or the private sector.
I believe that we must pursue scientific advances that better the lives of all people; however, I believe there are better ways to do it than to bog that research down in the world of government bureacracy at the federal level. After all, the federal government is the least efficient, least fiscally responsible, least accountable entity that I can think of in which to entrust the medical/scientific future of mankind.
Don't deceive yourselves into thinking that if the federal government doesn't provide funding, there will be no research using embryonic stem cells. Private companies are researching practical applications for them at a furious pace right now. They're eager to find cures because those cures will be profitable and will be well publicized. There is something at stake for private sector entities; therefore, they will be quickest and most efficient in finding cures.
Don't deceive yourselves into thinking that embryonic stem cells are the panacea for all these heinous diseases; they aren't. Some researchers are already finding that they may cause tumors. So, how about a cure for Parkinson's Disease?... embryonic stem cells? Nope. Right now the brightest hope for mitigating and/or eliminating the disease is gene therapy via a virus. What?... not stem cells?! Yep, you read right.
The next time a Liberal tries to tell you that Conservatives are standing in the way of finding cures for horrible diseases like Parkinson's disease or cancer, you might want to ask them to educate themselves before they -- unintentionally, of course -- propagate such damnable lies.
Let's get this straight once and for all, shall we?
Conservatives are in favor of finding cures to heinous diseases; however, we oppose FEDERAL funding of EMBRYONIC stem cell research.
Liberals are in favor of ANYTHING that requires FEDERAL funding, including potentially unnecessary and unethical programs.
It's just that simple, folks. Really. Hey, no need to trust me... After all, I make it very plain that I am a Conservative; therefore, I must have an agenda, right? Well, I think it's fair to say that the Biotechnology section of Scientific American is a non-partisan site for education on stem cells. So, please, take the time to educate yourself by reading "The Stem Cell Challenge."
While you're making an effort to understand the challenges of stem cells and the political differences on the best approach in finding cures using stems cells, check out the current list of progress being made with adult stem cells versus embryonic stem cells. Don't stop there, check out their page on "The 'Political Science' of Stem Cells."
As long as there are Liberals willing to exploit personal tragedy for political gain, there will be no true understanding of the commonality of all good people everywhere: We ALL fully support finding cures for the heinous diseases that affect our friends and loved ones. We simply differ in political ideology on the best funding approach and what is ethically and scientifically feasible.
As Conservatives go, I fall on the Libertarian side of the Conservative scale. Do I support a ban on the use of embryonic stem cell research? No, I do not support a legislative ban against research in the private sector, only a ban on the use of federal funding for such. I do not support federal funding for anything outside of national defense and national infrastructure. All the rest is best left to state and local governments and/or the private sector.
I believe that we must pursue scientific advances that better the lives of all people; however, I believe there are better ways to do it than to bog that research down in the world of government bureacracy at the federal level. After all, the federal government is the least efficient, least fiscally responsible, least accountable entity that I can think of in which to entrust the medical/scientific future of mankind.
Don't deceive yourselves into thinking that if the federal government doesn't provide funding, there will be no research using embryonic stem cells. Private companies are researching practical applications for them at a furious pace right now. They're eager to find cures because those cures will be profitable and will be well publicized. There is something at stake for private sector entities; therefore, they will be quickest and most efficient in finding cures.
Don't deceive yourselves into thinking that embryonic stem cells are the panacea for all these heinous diseases; they aren't. Some researchers are already finding that they may cause tumors. So, how about a cure for Parkinson's Disease?... embryonic stem cells? Nope. Right now the brightest hope for mitigating and/or eliminating the disease is gene therapy via a virus. What?... not stem cells?! Yep, you read right.
The next time a Liberal tries to tell you that Conservatives are standing in the way of finding cures for horrible diseases like Parkinson's disease or cancer, you might want to ask them to educate themselves before they -- unintentionally, of course -- propagate such damnable lies.
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