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It borders on the pathetic,

SlyCy, this all-consuming desire of the ultra-conservatives to follow their "born again" leader.  I think it boils down to that salient fact:  that Bush is an avowed born-again, evangelical Christian who isn't afraid to promote his religious ideology as politics.  It appeals to a good number of people in this country.  Then there are those sanctimonious morons who have a little money that blame sloth and educational inequalities on the common man's inability to get ahead, although he/she is working one full time and two part time jobs while taking classes to better themselves, taking care of a family, and falling further into debt all the while.  Those more responsible idiots are adamant Bush-backers.

Impeachment?  Hell, read some of his executive orders (the faith-based initiative for one) and tell me why he shouldn't be brought up charges of trying to subvert and circumvent the Constitution.  And we won't even get started on the Patriot Act.

To paraphrase Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam, "There's one white man in dire need of a blowjob."  Not to mention quite a few of his tight-assed, corporate cronies. 

posted by saul_relative on October 17, 2004 at 9:09 AM | link to this | reply

Slycy, I don't understand

why grown men will bend over and take it for W, I guess they only understand the literal meaning of getting screwed.

posted by Flumpystalls3000 on October 14, 2004 at 6:17 AM | link to this | reply

Thanks for your consolation reaganesque. I had an incomplete

fracture at T-12, which allowed me to learn to walk again though most doctors were surprised that I was able to.  I walk with a limp which is better than most spinal cord patients.  They have come a long way since I was injured and I have heard of football players being treated after a broken back right away and being able to walk again and hope that as many people as possible can achieve as much as possible physically.  Stem cell research could lead to other benefits as well, alzeihmers, cancer etc.  This could be as important as space research was in the sixties.  We should explore all possiblities that offer hope for an end to suffering for people.  Take care reagenesque.

posted by SlyCy on October 14, 2004 at 4:19 AM | link to this | reply

Stem-Cell Research

Yea, this issue is beginning to occupy all of my time (as I'm sure you can tell lol). I have been reading all about stem-cell research these past few days and I was reallly surprised at the myths that are out there. In terms of embryonic stem-cell research, we are nowhere near a breakthrough, though so many have been told we are. In fact, what is supposed to be the verge of a "breakthrough" in embryonic stem-cell research has been causing cancer in those who tried the experiments. I wish Bush would articulate this better, because I think a lot of people have been mislead. You know we have a serious problem in this country, when politics begins corrupting the hopes of the injured. Yesterday, when Edwards made his remark, I was thinking 'what is he going to say to say, when (or if) John Kerry is elected and some 6 year old boy in a wheelchair wonders why he isn't walking, like Edwards promised?'

I don't blame people like Reeve for having believed it... when you have hope (even if it's false) you want to hold on to it, no matter what. I have total faith in our scientific community, and I don't doubt that we're going to conquer these dibilitating diseases soon, but to take an issue like embryonic stem-cell research and convince the country that it's a breakthrough in medicine (when its proving to be dangerous in most cases), for the sole purposes of political gain, is disgusting.

By the way, I'm sorry for your injury. What kind of spinal injury do you have?  

posted by Reaganesque on October 13, 2004 at 9:46 AM | link to this | reply