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Originally posted by Ramesh Micah Ponnuru
But in any case, "not putting the imprimatur of the federal government on this research" and "not forcing taxpayers who strongly oppose this research to pay for it" are also purposes that Bush's policy serves, and those purposes are not at all inconsistent with Mrs. Bush's remarks.
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It's a legitimate purpose behind a national science policy to avoid offending wingnuts? Let me guess: Bush's Moon base --- you know, the one that dropped off the face of the planet shortly after being announced --- was designed to avoid offending people who think we haven't been to the Moon yet?
I don't believe I should be forced to pay dependent care expenses for military personnel who can't get abortions at overseas hospitals and give birth to unwanted children thanks to GOP policies. Can I opt out of that line item?
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Kinsley, in passing, says that human embryos have fewer human characteristics than a potato. Really? Presumably they have some important human characteristics--we're not having a huge controversy over stem cells taken from sheep embryos.
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In other words, people who aren't thinking rationally must have
some rational explanation for their thinking. Finally, I begin to understand why apparently smart people can be so dogged in their Bush apologetics. It's an article of faith that stupid members of the GOP are onto something.
