The Good in President Bush, I would like to know... Options

[Alpha240]

I've read many debates regarding George Bush and John Kerry. Unlike Bush, Kerry never had a chance to prove himself as a president and show the American people how he could help this country and its people. George Bush had almost 4 years now to make a difference, and in my opinion any difference he made was make our country worse than it was before. I just don't understand why people like Bush. I really don't. I've heard unrational reasons, such as "He is a Christian" and "He is a strong leader", but I have not heard any REAL reasons on why Bush is a good person/president. So pleeease... someone tell me why so many people out there like Bush.

I would like non war related reasons, because i am against the war and therefore I will disagree with almost any reason given regarding the war.
For example: if you say you like Bush because he caught Saddam Hussein, my reply would be that he had no probable cause to go after Hussein. Even if he saw him as a threat, Bush had no proof or real intelligence to have reasons to bomb Suddam's country and capture him. I also don't believe in pre-emptive attacks. I think they are extremely hypocritical and destructive.

So if anyone has any input on how Bush improved our economy, environment, societal problems, scientific and technological advances, or anything along those lines please let me know.

[Spirited Away]

So does harvesting stem cells destroy the embryo they are taken from? If most of the embryos are taken from fertilization centers, then where do the rest come from?

Don't get me wrong, even though I'm moderate on most topics, I'm quite pro-choice about abortion, but I want to understand from the perspective of a science major of why Bush is in the wrong.

How about people who are pro-life, do they object to Bush's decision to stop funding stem cell research?

Well, I guess being pro-choice, I would have to say that Bush is in the wrong for slowing down science research... but if I look at it from a pro-choice perspective, I would think he is doing something right.

What about stem cell research for the purpose of cloning? And have you heard of something called therapeutic cloning instead of reproductive cloning? Both have to do with stem cell research, but reproductive cloning is the one that is getting banned. I'm not sure how it works, but supposedly with therapeutic cloning, embryos can still be supplied for research...

Please let me know if that's all myth... science is forever confusing to me.