Stem Cell Research

Since BushCo is doing everything it can to make political hay out of the passing of Ronald Reagan, I have a suggestion that would be far more meaningful and long-lasting than having Reagan's image replace FDR's on the dime (an idea I've heard bandied about again and again the last few days, after Nancy said no to it last time).

Let Bush reverse his draconian decision on stem cell research. No, it wouldn't have benefited Reagan even if Bush had approved it in 2001. But there are many people - present and future - it could aid. Some of the conservatives so opposed to most Americans benefiting from it have, in fact, taken advantage of it in private. So let's allow federal funding to go to such research so that mere mortals can benefit, too.