What do you say to someone who excuses Bush's veto by

[Maraya1969]

stating that their are companies doing stem cell research anyway? I am so fucking frustrated and disgusted at this point and one of my koolaid drinking relatives keeps telling me that.

[tsuki]

1. Yes, they are...in Argentina, Korea, the EU, China, Japan and

Russia.

[aquart]

2. And THEY will have the patents and the jobs.

And all the new industry that results from cutting edge research.

But we won't have any of it.

[tsuki]

4. Well, rich RW Republicans won't have to suffer. And those on

the Religious Right will suffer in the name of the Lord, gladly. Only us poor leftists are the losers.

[calico1]

5. Well actually so are poor wingnuts.

Its just that it won't hit them until they are directly affected.

[tsuki]

8. No, they will gladly suffer for their LORD, or at least the wingnut of the

moment.

[Maraya1969]

6. I was told there were a few in California

[w4rma]

3. They are non-US companies and they will get the patents. (nt)

[TheVirginian]

7. The bill was for federal funding.