[Griff]

So you support this research because other people got money for their pet projects? How do you propose to reduce the size and scope of government if everyone gets his pet project? It isn't off topic because, according to your link, it is half of the topic and you don't get to decide where the conversation goes despite your desire to paint every question as religion vs. reason.

($)Bush announced no new federal dollars for stem cell research, which supporters say holds the promise of disease cures,(/$) and (+)his order would not allow researchers to do anything they couldn't do under existing restrictions.(/+)

$-my taxes
+-Georgies religion