Bush is set to veto only his third bill:
President Bush is set Wednesday to veto a bill that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a White House spokesman said.
It will be only the third time the president has used his veto pen, and the second time to reject stem cell legislation.
Democrats, who made stem cell legislation a top priority when they took control of both houses of Congress in January, do not have enough votes to override a veto.
In his veto threat, the president accused Democrats of recycling an old measure that he already vetoed and argued that the bill would mean American taxpayers would – for the first time – be compelled to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos.
The decider believes in Gott. The decider therefore believes you should get to enjoy your diabetes.
Punchy
The Dems may be confused, disoriented, and jumbled on many things, but they’re HAMMERING home this stem cell message. Make this fucker veto one of these every other month. Put out HUGE ads of soliders who may need the fruits of such research. Show old men with Parkinson’s.
yet another jeff
They won’t do it, but they should show a weeping Nancy Reagan too.
semper fubar
I guess the Deciderator is pretty confident that stem cell research will never be of use in treating brain damage from alcoholism and chronic drug use.
Rusty Shackleford
What amazes me about Bushy and “the Religious Wrong” is that they’re fanatics for clumps of cells and brain-dead corpses but they couldn’t give a rat’s ass about people who actually exist and are currently alive.
ThymeZone
I don’t know how you can say that. Every day I see the bumper stickers implporing me to make Jesus my savior, and to prepare for the Rapture. I feel very cared about.
How much more caring could they be than to urge me to be ready to disappear from my work and my loved ones without notice and float out of my car while it sits, still running on the expressway, and just bail out of here and join their special numbers headed for Club Heaven?
That’s real caring, I think.
Zifnab
People who exist have a well-known liberal bias. Stems cells are a strong and dedicated GOP voting bloc.
Fwiffo
Now, now John. No need to go into Godwin territory. Maybe a Godot reference instead?
Jake
Yeah! We red-meat eating Amuricuns want our tax dollars to go to supporting the deliberate destruction of fully formed humans, especially those who wear the uniform of the USMC, NG or Army!
Rome Again
You know, if signing statements are as binding as Georgie seems to think they are, why doesn’t he just take out his red pen and cross out the shit he doesn’t like?
Perhaps his signing statements aren’t really all that enforceable? Hmmmmmm.
Rome Again
Just how does one prepare for that eventuality?
ThymeZone
Well, I keep extra cat food, and always wear clean underwear.
Rome Again
They’re still going to die.
ThymeZone
Will they go to Cat Heaven? Floating around on clouds of tuna fish and catnip?
Rome Again
Since I’m not a rapturist, I couldn’t tell you. Sorry.
I’m not expecting to go to any kingdom in the sky called Heaven. I think we find our own heaven right here on earth.
Bubblegum Tate
Also, diabetes is God’s gift to you. Do you really want to “cure” yourself of God’s gift?
I can’t wait for The Decidertron to surround himself with “snowflake babies” while he accuses Democrats of political theater. That should be a good one.
Zifnab
Cats don’t have souls. That’s why you’re allowed to take them out back and beat them with hammers and God is totally ok with it.
Rome Again
A soul? What is that exactly?
Jake
The cat, on the other hand, will have your eyes for lunch.
ThymeZone
Well, then God is a sociopathic asshole! Because the only thing I do to cats is spoil the living hell out of them until I am completely enslaved. I, for one, welcome my feline overlords.
yet another jeff
In that case…the cat will have your eyes for lunch.
Rome Again
Yes, me too, my Stormy owns me. He makes sure I know it every night when he uses my entire head as his bed, too.
Rome Again
By the way, as an aside, it appears the Rapture is real, it’s just not happening to humans:
Millions of Missing Birds, Vanishing in Plain Sight