Well, I can't say I'm too surprised. He's been against it since the beginning, but what I found interesting was that he vetoed the bill in secrecy. Here's what Tony Snow (the white house press secretary) had to say about it:WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush used his veto power Wednesday for the first time since taking office 5 1/2 years ago, saying that an embryonic stem-cell research bill "crossed a moral boundary."
SNOW: The president will, however, before he delivers remarks this afternoon, veto the Castle bill.
Here's how it works, because I know a lot of you have had questions. There will be no photographers, no ceremony. What the president will do is, in his office, he will sign a veto message, he will hand it to a clerk, who will convey it to a clerk of the House, and then you go through the formalities of announcing a message from the president, and at some point the House will vote on the veto.
QUESTION: Is there a reason why he's not having photographers in, at least?
SNOW: Because he doesn't feel it's appropriate. He's signing a veto.
I find that a bit weak, concidering he had a big press conference after he signed it with families who had children born from "adopted" frozen embryos that had been left unused at fertility clinics.
The thing that bugs me is that they embros to be used would have been given on a volunteer basis. Now instead of possibly using them for research they will just be discarted as medical waste.
Any thoughts?
