First Presidential Veto

Well, it's about bloomin' time President Bush used that pen for something other than holding down papers. He should have used it for quite a few other things, but hey, better late than never? Not really, thanks to his not using that pen, we have things like McCain/Feingold, excessive spending, etc., with which we have to deal now.

Bush readies veto for stem cell bill today Bush planned to sign a veto message Wednesday afternoon without any ceremony or photographers to record the historic moment. "He doesn't feel it's appropriate," White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

No, it's not appropriate, I agree.

But the president was to speak about the issue later in the White House East Room, surrounded by 18 families who "adopted" frozen embryos that were not used by other couples, and then used those leftover embryos to have children. "The message there is that an embryo can create a human being," Snow said.

Potential people, future taxpayers, a possible research scientist who would have discovered a cure for cancer, or childhood diabetes.

Pleadings from celebrities, a former first lady and fellow Republicans did not move Bush from his determination to reject the bill. However, lawmakers planned to try as soon as Bush issues the veto.

Celebrities? Who cares! Most I've seen wouldn't know morals or ethics if they were slapped in the face with them. Which former First Lady? The article doesn't say.

Bush has made 141 veto threats during his time in office, and the Republicans controlling Congress typically respond by changing bills to his liking.

They didn't fix enough, or kill them altogether, IMO.

Bush's stand against stem cells is popular among conservative Republicans that the party will rely on in the congressional elections this fall. Those opponents are the same voters who have felt alienated by Bush's actions to increase legal immigration, and the veto could bring them back into the fold.

Those who are for embryonic stem research will not be getting my vote. Adult stem research has been successful, why do they keep pounding to destroy life? Increased "legal" immigration? I don't think so, it's the ILLEGAL immigration we have a problem with!

One conservative group, Focus on the Family Action, in Colorado Springs, Colo., praised Bush's "uncommon character and courage in his defense of preborn," while blasting senators who voted against Bush. "Some members of the Senate who should know better voted to destroy human lives - and that goes beyond cowardice."

You'd think that our representatives would actually CARE what we, the LITTLE people, thought. Yes, I'm still naive!

Although many in the religious right are passionately opposed to stem cell research, most Americans support it, and Bush risks alienating that majority in the critical midterm year.

Stem cell, yes, EMBRYONIC, no. Pay attention!