This is Dolores Gross message to Mary Ann which was rejected by PIEN because it was not in plain text. I changed it for her and posted it – the whole thing – and Dave for some reason thought it was directed at him. Plain text has nothing to do with opinions, but with fonts. Sorry for the confusion. “Mary Ann, For better or for worse politics does play an important part in determining whether research that leads to a cure or a less painful life will be pursued, and the importance of voting in November should not be under estimated. It was during President Bush's administration that his Bioethics Commission was stacked with anti-ESC research members, and meaningful research sidelined and made virtually impossible because of restrictions that were imposed. I recall too, that true to his word Presi- dent Obama signed legislation very shortly after taking office that authorized this research. Politics and the vote matters.” Ray Rayilyn Brown Past Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn