Well, as you know by now, Bush finally got to veto what he insisted he would veto all those years ago: the Stem Cell Research Act. Nevermind that most of the country agrees that the cells that would have been used weren't human life (they would have been thrown out as medical waste).
Well, some view the veto as a bad move. Obviously.
Some political strategists say Bush's high-profile stance on such an intensely emotional issue could hurt the party's congressional candidates in November in heartland places like Missouri.
The veto puts some Republicans in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between the wishes of their conservative backers who consider embryonic stem cells to be early human life and those in greater numbers who want to use the cells for research that could one day save lives.
"I think history will look very unkindly on this veto," said Rep. Chris Shays, a moderate Connecticut Republican who helped pass the legislation. "I believe the president is very sincere in vetoing this bill, but I think that he's been captured by his own ideology and taking his ideology to an extreme."
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