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Linda, I may be wrong, but my interpretation of McCain's stand on stem-cell research is that he is for it as long as no aborted human embryos or fetal material is used. Other sources such as bone marrow, umbilical cord etc. seem to be OK with him. As far as George W. Bush I believe you don't have to look any farther than his father for his opinions on anything. You surely remember the ban Pres. Bush put on fetal cell transplant research. The Republican party's national platform is strict pro-life in it's philosophy. No Republican candidate is going to risk losing the support of the right wing conservatives by altering that belief. Just look at the number of Republicans who are attempting to have Roe v. Wade reversed. I'm not telling anybody who to vote for so please don't go getting all defensive about defending your candidate or party. That's what I think for what it's worth. Greg 47/35/35 :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda J Herman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 7:29 AM Subject: Re: ProHope Good news article & Bad news Anti-Abortion (Not ProLife) article > A suggestion for those looking for facts about the candidates and their > records on important issues -- see Project Vote Smart > http://www.vote-smart.org/ > > This site gives information on all candidates for public office --- > President, Governors, Congress and State Legislatures. You can find out > about the candidates backgrounds, their positions on issues such as > health care, their voting records, campaign finances and ratings by > special interest groups from throughout the political spectrum. Then you > can draw your own conclusions. > > You can also search by keywords,the full text of candidates' speeches, > issue statements and position papers. The Vote- Smart organization says > they are completely non-partisan and are supported by the Ford, Carnegie > and Pew Foundations, 3,000 public libraries, CNN, NBC and hundreds of > other news organizations. > > I searched for McCains public statements about Parkinson's and found > these 2: > From a speech in Concord, NH 01/11/2000 > SPEAKERS:U.S. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ), REPUBLICAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL > CANDIDATE > I'm honored to have had the support of the senior citizens in my state. > I'm honored to have-from time to time engaged in humor with my dear > friends. My dearest friend perhaps ever in the Congress of the United > States was my dear and beloved friend Morris Udall, who I watched > languish with PARKINSON's disease for six years. > I will never ever lose my commitment to see that we do whatever we can to > cure that terribly pernicious disease. > > 2) Talks To Sam Donaldson From His Home (Interview) > 02/06/2000 > Donaldson asked McCain about changing his position on fetal tissue > research. > > DONALDSON: You promised the people of Arizona in a letter you would > oppose it in January of 1992. And then, in April, you began a series of > votes and you voted for it. > Sen. McCAIN: Yes, I did. And I changed my position on that issue, and > I'll tell you honestly-it probably shouldn't have been-but it was driven > by the-watching the spectacle of my dear friend, Morris Udall, dying of > PARKINSON's disease. His daughter, Ann Udall, and others came to me and > said, 'Look, we got a way that we may be able to find a cure for this > terrible disease.' I publicly announced that I was then supporting > fissal-fetal tissue research. I'm not supporting abortion to provide it. > I'm not-I'm adamantly opposed to the sale of it. But the fact is that > I've been convinced that it's promising in a way to find a cure for a > terrible, terrible disease. And I made no secret of my changing my > position. And I've changed my position on several other issues when I've > been convinced of it. > So I-I misspoke in San Francisco, but I still think that I-most > Americans-and by the way, it's like 93-to-4, Senator Thurmond voted for > fetal tissue research and so did many others. Connie... > DONALDSON: He's from South Carolina. > Sen. McCAIN: Connie Mack and-and others. And-and they did that because of > the information that we received that this would help in a dre-in trying > to find a cure to a terrible disease. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------- > I'm a registered Democrat, so I cannot vote for or against McCain in my > state's primary, but I greatly appreciate his past efforts on behalf of > PD research funding and sponsorship of the Udall Bill. I also hope to > hear further explanation of why he now opposes stem cell research. > Linda Herman >