Weekend Ramblings
Is Newsweek Ignorant Or What? A Newsweek poll asks: "Do you think the Federal government should lift restrictions on stem-cell research?" The answers are: yes, no, and I don't know.
The problem with the question? There are no Federal restrictions on stem-cell research. Private companies and state research facilities can do all the research they want to do. The Federal government does not grant subsidies to the study of stem-cell research.
I haven't yet looked at the results, but I would say that "yes" outweighs "no", or maybe "I don't know" wins. Ah...just looked. Survey says......79% of those who took the poll answered.....yes! No is second with 19% and 4% answered "I don't know."
I was one of the 4% because I couldn't answer either yes or no and I wanted to see the results. Now, does that mean the 79% who answered "yes" don't know there are no federal restrictions or do they think the government should subsidize stem-cell research?
Lt. Pantano resigns: The Marine who served in the Gulf War, returned home, and then re-enlisted after the WTC bombings has resigned. Here, thanks to Euphoric Reality is the text of his statement. He served his country well and truly. God Bless you, Ilario Pantano. May the rest of your life treat you better than the last two years.
And speaking of Marines, this from Neal Boortz: Language Arts teacher, Matthew Lund invited his friend, Marine Sgt. Zach Richardson to speak to his students at Anita White Carson Middle School in Greensboro, Georgia. Matthew's students had written to Sgt. Richardson while he did a tour of duty in Iraq. Richardson gave the students names of other Marines who wanted to receive letters. When he returned to the US, Richardson wanted to thank the students personally. Well, you have to read what happened the day Sgt. Richardson came to speak to the kids. Just another reason to not trust your kids to bureaucratic morons.
Is Newsweek Ignorant Or What? A Newsweek poll asks: "Do you think the Federal government should lift restrictions on stem-cell research?" The answers are: yes, no, and I don't know.
The problem with the question? There are no Federal restrictions on stem-cell research. Private companies and state research facilities can do all the research they want to do. The Federal government does not grant subsidies to the study of stem-cell research.
I haven't yet looked at the results, but I would say that "yes" outweighs "no", or maybe "I don't know" wins. Ah...just looked. Survey says......79% of those who took the poll answered.....yes! No is second with 19% and 4% answered "I don't know."
I was one of the 4% because I couldn't answer either yes or no and I wanted to see the results. Now, does that mean the 79% who answered "yes" don't know there are no federal restrictions or do they think the government should subsidize stem-cell research?
Lt. Pantano resigns: The Marine who served in the Gulf War, returned home, and then re-enlisted after the WTC bombings has resigned. Here, thanks to Euphoric Reality is the text of his statement. He served his country well and truly. God Bless you, Ilario Pantano. May the rest of your life treat you better than the last two years.
And speaking of Marines, this from Neal Boortz: Language Arts teacher, Matthew Lund invited his friend, Marine Sgt. Zach Richardson to speak to his students at Anita White Carson Middle School in Greensboro, Georgia. Matthew's students had written to Sgt. Richardson while he did a tour of duty in Iraq. Richardson gave the students names of other Marines who wanted to receive letters. When he returned to the US, Richardson wanted to thank the students personally. Well, you have to read what happened the day Sgt. Richardson came to speak to the kids. Just another reason to not trust your kids to bureaucratic morons.
THE MOUTH THAT ROARED Well, Republicans, I guess, can (stand in line at the polls waiting to vote) because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives. But for ordinary working people, who have to work eight hours a day, they have kids, they got to get home to those kids. The idea of making them stand for eight hours to cast their ballot for democracy is wrong.
- DNC Chairman "Howling" Howard Dean
And I thought Newsweek was being ignorant.
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