Dear Ray,
I find your honesty refreshing.  The love of my life, my final "wife", is a
Cathloic and a Republican, of all things.  She has saved my life with her
nurturing love, good humor, and intelligence.  Oddly enough, she adores this
Jewish, liberal, independent.  And yet, one eveing while we were watching
the nightly news, she quietly turned to me and said, "Although I would give
my life for you, I'm conflicted, because I cannot support embryo stem cell
research.  I'm sorry."  Although she doesn't want her two sons to join the
fight in Bagdad, she still supports the war.  Although she watches Jon
Stewart with me and laughs heartily at the jokes made at Bush's expense, she
still supports Bush.
De gustibus non est disputandum.

>From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Dee still no vote til fall...maybe
>Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 10:58:08 -0700
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>Dee, Theresa and Gerry:
>
>I too voted Republican until the Iraq War and Bush's war on science.  I
>don't like being the collateral damage in that war on science and I'm not
>going to roll over and die quietly.
>
>I never argued politics with friends/relatives until  Bush  came along.  I
>supported McCain in 2000 and was uneasy about voting for Bush because he
>didn't seem too intelligent, but I was a Republican and told myself he had
>smart people , like Colin Powell, around him.  Ha! Ha!  Note good soldier
>Powell is no longer around.
>
>These issues are just too important to be quiet about.  In the last 4+
>years
>I have lost 2 younger friends to cancer, my mom died, and I'm not saying
>they could have been saved or I will be cured, but it is just inexcusable
>too lose all this research time.  And yes, I do use the word "hate" when
>even thinking about Bush.  His smirking face makes my blood boil.
>
>This is what I get for supporting the indefensible.   Never again, I hope.
>Ray
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dolores Buente" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 6:14 AM
>Subject: Re: still no vote til fall...maybe
>
>
>>Dear Theresa,
>>
>>Thank you for your response to my comments regarding Senator Frist's
>>support
>>of embryonic stem cell research.  My remarks were made in response  to
>>Gerry's post on this issue.  Gerry stated that she thanks a person who
>>decides his
>>opinion was wrong or changes his mind when he becomes better  informed and
>>that she dislikes the low blows that come out of postings here  on this
>>List.  My
>>response (I feel) was to explain the reasons  why Senator Frist might
>>deserve
>>a certain amount of criticism and  that, while his support of ESCR is a
>>dramatic and most welcome turn of events, I  do not thank him for the
>>precious time
>>that has been lost.
>>
>>I'm sorry that you feel that some of us "revel" in making disparaging
>>comments...believe me, I would much rather "revel" in a cure  for
>>Parkinson's
>>disease.  I'm sorry that you feel that we are caught  up in putting
>>Republicans
>>down...Up until the election of 2004, I had voted  Republican all of my
>>adult
>>life.  I'm sorry that you feel we hate  president Bush...hate is not the
>>word I
>>would use...fear, distrust and anger  seem the more appropriate terms.
>>Fear of
>>the power one  person holds in determining the fate of this very important
>>research.   Distrust of the motives behind this power. Anger that we've
>>lost four
>>years while waging an ongoing battle to get to where we are now.
>>
>>Yes, I agree that there is wisdom in the saying "Keep your mouth  shut
>>once
>>the sale is made."   I will agree that this sale has been  made when I see
>>the
>>signature on the dotted line:  When HR-810 is  passed in the Senate ( of
>>course this will be determined when it is put to  vote and I assume that
>>Senator
>>Frist will have some influence in that  decision.)  When President Bush
>>does
>>not veto it.
>>
>>I hope that this post serves to convey my feelings on this  issue without
>>being rude or offensive.  I know that there are  two sides to the issue of
>>embryonic stem cell research and that  sometimes discussions can become
>>quite
>>passionate.  Illness,  disability, pain and suffering are passionate
>>issues...Embryos, right to life  and when life begins are passionate
>>issues.  It seems
>>inevitable that  the political, spiritual and educational aspects of stem
>>cell
>>research will  be discussed on this forum along with other issues that
>>relate to
>>Parkinson's  disease.  I hope that we can do so with respect and
>>understanding.
>>
>>Dee
>>
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