that warm, fuzzy feeling...

...of the hairs on the back of your neck, bristling with rage:

Lifting the ban on taxpayer funding of research on new stem cells from fertilized embryos would better serve both science and the nation, the chief of the National Institutes of Health told lawmakers Monday.

Allowing the ban to remain in place, Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni told a Senate panel, leaves his agency fighting "with one hand tied behind our back."...

...Bush issued the first and so far only veto of his presidency last year when he killed legislation that would have expanded federal funding of stem-cell research. In January, the House passed a revived proposal.

[link to article]

it's nice to know that with all the madness going around with the war on iraqterror, the troop surge, n.korea's nuke talks, subpoenas on the judicial firings, global warming, signing statements.. you name it.. i can still count on him using his second veto to tell me i'm not worth the science.
[and the reasoning is his religious beliefs, right? church and state anyone? SCIENCE, people. medical advancement. what happened to USA #1? yay China, yay India]

but hey, at least we've got a great health care system in this country.

middle east take ..2? ..3?

so does this count as the next "proof of WMDs" ? [cnn.com]

The U.S. military Sunday presented evidence it says shows an elite Iranian force under the command of Iran's supreme leader is behind bombings that have killed at least 170 U.S. troops in Iraq...

...The officials focused on EFPs, or explosively formed penetrators, as evidence that Iran is involved in arming Iraqi insurgents. EFPs can punch through heavily armored vehicles.

The U.S. military officials said EFPs are manufactured in such a specific way that they can be traced to Iran.

Makes me wonder if [when? ahem] he's gonna pull off starting *another* war before he's out of office in '08.
and don't forget his mantra of how he'll do it.. Do Right And Follow Through.
[SNL joke, not mine]