Obama Continues Bush’s Stem Cell Policy
Much was made last Monday of President Obama signing an executive order which lifted President Bush’s ban on federal funds being provided for the creation of new lines of embryonic stem cell research.
But then on Wednesday, behind closed doors, President Obama signed the omnibus spending bill, which was loaded with almost 9,000 earmarks, into law. On page 280 of this bill was the Dickey-Wicker amendment which bans the use of federal funds to open up new lines of embryonic stem cells. Thus President Obama effectively reversed his own executive order just two days after signing it.
The Dickey-Wicker amendment prohibits the use of federal funds for research that creates or destroys an embryo, this is the same position that President Bush held, and was held in contempt for.
President Bush never banned stem cell research, the way it was portrayed in the media, he banned the use of federal funds to create new lines of stem cells. Now President Obama has done the same, where is the outrage? Where is the contempt? President Obama is continuing President Bush’s stem cell policies.
This is what President Obama excels at, public relations. He holds a very public signing of the executive order that lifted President Bush’s so-called ban on stem cell research to the adoration of everyone around. Finally we will be able to cure every disease because of this great man because he rescinded the evil Bush’s policies.
But just two days later the president signs a bill that effectively puts the same policies that President Bush had back in place. This signing was done behind closed doors and was vaguely reported and there has been barely a mention of the stem cell research implications that have been incurred because of this bill.
President Obama has masterfully played the media and the American people. He publicly rescinds a Bush policy while privately reaffirming it and most people are aware of the former but in total ignorance of the latter. And that is just the way President Obama had hoped it would play out.
America's Watchtower 
What takes precedent, the amendment or the executive order? He effectively overrode the executive order by signing the bill after the order. That’s my take, but it’s hard to say what Obama may decide to ignore.
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From what I have read the bill takes precedent over the executive order.
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Imagine the stink that would have been generated if he had vetoed the bill and effectively shut down the government.
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Wold you believe me if I told you that I would have supported that decision? I would have liked to have seen him send that bill back to congress to have them remove some of the earmarks.
And besides would it really be a bad thing if the government was shut down for a little while? 🙂
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What’s that saying….. both sides against the middle..? No wonder B.O. is so “tired”. Lying wears you out quicker than physical activity.
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