Science-we progressives need to take our country back

67% of Americans Want Embryonic Stem Cell Research One of the things I dislike most about right wingers in this country is their absolute Luddite way of thinking. There is no question that if progressive Democrats had not been in power during the crucial times in our country's history we would more than likely still be driving around in horse-drawn carriages. Bush and his phoney Christian minority have stood in the way of science and embryonic stem cell research for far too long and it's time progressives push their ignorance off to the side and get on with what needs to be done.

The Silent Stem Cell Majority There is a popular myth that stem cell research is a major front on the culture wars, a debate that divides Americans and shows little hope of being resolved. Nothing could be further from the truth; an overwhelming number of Americans support stem cell research, which politicians would know if they bothered to actually listen to them. It is time to abandon the old stem cell debate, fueled by a small but vocal minority, and begin focusing on the debate Americans want to have about how this research should be conducted. Public opinion polls have shown that the vast majority of Americans support embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. In a recent poll of Americans nationwide, the Genetics and Public Policy Center (GPPC), a non-partisan research institution, found that 67% of Americans approve of ESC research.

Stop the Republican incompetence and let's get the country back to where it should be.