 |
 |
Normally, I would agree that religion and politics should be left out of conversations between family and friends, but these are not normal times. Religious ideology has taken power in Washington during the last 8 years, capturing the GOP as its "base". Bush's Executive Order in 2001 put me on the road to changing my party affiliation. Time was when you could be both a Republican and pro-science. No more. "Moderate" Republicans don't exist anymore, they are now Democrats. No, I do not know I would have beem cured by now of PD if Gore had become President, but it is WRONG to handcuff scientists. If you believe a cell is a person, fine, just don't ever avail yourself of any treatment generated by them. Be like Jehovah's Witnesses who don't deny they rest of us blood transfusions. It is important that you know where candidates stand on the issue of SCR. Nobody is telling you how to vote, but don't tell me McCain supports embryonic stem cell research anymore. Although he doesn't have strong religious convictions he will owe the "base" if elected and if he dies, Palin, is a sworn enemy of reason and research. I have been asserting this all along as McCain co-sponsored Brownback's bill to criminalize SCNT. SCNT, you'll recall is using an unfertilized egg and your own somatic cells like skin cells. McCain has been both for (adult SCR) and against (SCNT) stem cell research. Rayilyn Brown PLEASE READ: "In response to a questionnaire submitted by ScienceDebat2008, the McCain campaign indicated they would seek to outlaw somatic cell transfer completely. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Inside Catholic) - There has been some evidence during the campaign that McCain's position on embryonic stem cell research was softening. I was skeptical of drawing any conclusions having discussed it with McCain several times. But now the more optimistic prediction has come to pass We have Sen. Sam Brownback to thank for this, I am sure. In response to a questionnaire submitted by ScienceDebat2008, the McCain campaign indicated a McCain administration would continue the present limitations on research instituted by President Bush and would seek to outlaw somatic cell transfer completely. The scientists quoted in the article are not too happy with McCain's apparent shift on the issue. My friend John Jakubczyk of Phoenix, who has known McCain a long time, had been bugging me about this all summer. I kept telling him, "No way, no way is McCain going to change on this." To which he replied, "But Sam [Brownback], I know, is talking to him." I guess this is one case where I set my sights too low. . . . lesson learned. " Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn