More loss of US prestige

Bush’s decision to forbid U.S. funded research on stem cells is causing ripple effects in our position as a leader in science.

Lord Sainsbury, Britain’s science minister, hailed the decision reached by a majority of EU countries as an opportunity for Europe to forge ahead. “Symbolically it is very significant,” he said. “In Europe we are moving forward on this front, whereas America has taken, as far as the federal government is concerned, a very negative position.”

Lord Sainsbury added that Monday’s agreement could lead to disillusioned US scientists moving to European countries.

(By Sarah Laitner in Brussels and Clive Cookson in London, Financial Times of London)

Some make fun of the Muslims for living in the sixth century. We’re rapidly heading in that direction because of Bush’s pandering to the far-right religious zealots and drug companies.