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

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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.

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Therapeutic cloning isn't illegal, is it? If not, then can't we use that to replicate embryonic cells? 

Therapeutic cloning isn't illegal.... well atleast not yet. It is used to replicate embryonic cells. It's just like regular stem cell research, except that the DNA from the original embryo is taken out and replaced with DNA from another individual to make exact tissue parts or whatever, hence the term cloning.

In my point of view, it's rather surprising for someone as pro-life as Bush to even allow some continuance on stem cell research. I've just learned that there are pro-life advocates who wants Bush to just end it, period... So even though he is in the wrong for hindering scientific research, he's still considering the other side's (pro-choice) perspective.

Basically the reason why he allowed the use of these existing stem cell lines, is because they were already harvested from the embryo. So the embryos were already destroyed, so it's not like he could have "saved" them.


well that's it for me... heading back to school and won't have time for createblog. Hopefully, some of this information helped you understand all this science stuff

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