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Below is the response I received from my late great-aunt's daughter-in-law who lives in Missouri when I asked her if she did or did not want to receive posts I get from Diane Wyshak on the stem cell wars in Missouri. I do appreciate her candor, but am beginning to to think the uninterested and the cynical (although I share some of her cynicism re the drug companies) pose a greater obstacle than the Brownbacks and Bushes to cures. She is a well born-again Baptist with healthy grandchildren, but her response kind of surprised me. I take comfort in the knowledge that change does not require that everyone participate. Only 1/3 of the people supported the American Revolution. Ray "I really won't read most of them...know that I think most of the debate is tied up in politics. I don't believe it is all George Bush and the conservatives fault...and that there will be drastic changes if a democrat is elected. I believe that just as with cancer research, there is no economic reason for them to find a real cure as many would be out of work. The patent and rights to market the cure would cause such a tug of war amongst the pharmasudical (sp) companies. It does all boil down to the mighty dollar...unless we could get Bill Gates or Warren Buffett behind it and beat them all to it we will not likely see anything on the market for another decade. Tonight Andy Rooney showed predictions aired on their 60 Minutes program in 1986--they said there would be a cure for cancer by 2001--there should have been but just as creating cars to get a standard 50 miles to the gallon or hose that won't run, it is not economically feasible...too many mouths to feed. It will merely be a political platform for the candidates--they will use it for their gain-not to cure disease....sad but true." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn