fucking Gerson

i doubt i could be in a room with Michael Gerson for more than 10 minutes without shouting erupting at best and blood being spilled at worst. the guy seems to be anti-liberal above all else, which i find stupid. cant you find something to stand for rather than just stand against something based on faulty premises?

Hillary has said that there is a war on science in this country, and while i probably wouldnt go that far, it certainly hasnt been encouraged. what stands out most prominently in my mind is the road blocks thrown up in the way of stem cell research. many many people could benefit from this. its very promising and should be able to use cast aside cells from fertility clinics to further research and development and in my opinion, funded robustly.

Gerson portrays the liberal push for more and better science as a new push for eugenics. in fact many liberal ideals involve taking care of the weakest members of our society. scientific advances in stem cell research could help millions with cancer, diabetes, RA, and the four of us with Still's Disease. progressive health care policies would make it easier and cheaper for those with any health issue get the treatments that would vastly improve their quality of life. the end of a pointless never ending war would reduce the hardship on families, eliminate unnecessary death and casualties. not to mention save us $5000 a second that could help those downtrodden folks. it would also help us shake off trillions that we as a nation have accrued in foreign debt, much of which is to the Chinese, which i am told we are to despise and keep from joining the G8.

the conservative plan as i understand it involves staying in Iraq until everyone is dead, im guessing. i dont see how fighting there will otherwise result in peace. they also want keep around our unfair, inneficient, and overly costly health care system. they want to continue to tax the middle class and lower class and make the tax cuts to the super rich permanent. not only that but thier candidate has told us first person that he hasnt a clue what to do with the economy(see gas tax holiday, for one) and that he intends to appoint more judges like Alito and Roberts seriously unbalancing the courts.

i think Mr Gerson is making quite a leap in demonizing the liberal side of things. i find the actual conservative agenda without embellishment to be scary enough. and ill say this, while im not a Hillary fan, i will take her over McCain any day. thats not to say if it came down to it i wouldnt vote for Nader. again...