GOP's gotta tiptoe past stem cells

[wndycty]

GOP's gotta tiptoe past stem cells

By RICHARD SISK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Tuesday, June 8th, 2004
WASHINGTON - Republicans plan a major tribute at the GOP convention in New York to Ronald Reagan, but they could pay a high political price for Nancy Reagan's participation, GOP sources said yesterday.

"It's going to be a clear and solemn tribute, a significant tribute" to Reagan when the Republicans meet at Madison Square Garden in August to renominate President Bush, said a GOP official.

Plans for the convention salute already were being discussed with the Reagan family. "We're talking to them," the official said.

At the last GOP convention, in Philadelphia four years ago, the delegates watched a moving photo montage tribute to Reagan, followed by a brief appearance by Mrs. Reagan.

But her appearance this summer could come with a price tag. Mrs. Reagan has made no secret of her disagreement with Bush's limits on stem cell research for a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease, which robbed her husband of his memory in the last 10 years of his life.
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[OpSomBlood]

1. Kerry needs to hammer Bush with the stem cell issue.

There are three or four key issues that Kerry can use to slap the "flip-flopper" moniker right on Bush with. He can even bring Reagan into the mix by saying something like, "this promising research is the best hope for curing diseases like Alzheimer's, which brought so much suffering for Ronald Reagan."

Put the ball in Dubya's court. Kerry wants to cure Alzheimer's. What do you want to do, George?

[59millionmorons]

2. Wouldnt it be great

Wouldnt it be great if Nancy walked out on stage at the Democratic National Convention to announce the new Ronald Reagan stem cell research program with Kerry by her side. Kerry needs to use this issue with or without her. Every family has loved ones suffering from some type of illness that could be helped by this research.

[SlingBlade]

3. Your Correct

The possibilities of Cell Therapy are endless.
Like anything else, The Atom, Vaccinations etc. Man can pervert it.
But the overall good for mankind must not be lost in the religious or political realm.

An 18 century minister once spoke out AGAINST vaccinations against disease due to his thinking that it was God’s place to punish us with such devices for our sins as a society.

I’d like to think that we have progressed beyond that era.

[wndycty]

4. Their dad is dead and they are liberal. . .

. . .how much of an F.U. to Bush would it be if Patty and Ron Jr. showed up on the campaign trail with John Kerry?

[59millionmorons]

5. It should be easy to get Ron

He is already one of us. And Patty judging by her past, she probably leans left and we already know nancy doesnt like Bush.