Bush scared of DeGette, science

The Rocky Mountain News reports that President Bush is hiding under his desk at the thought of meeting with the sponsors of a bipartisan bill to expand federally-funded embryonic stem cell research. The research could provide cures for conditions such as paralysis, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

And in The Denver Post, presidential advisor Karl Rove confirms that the president plans to use his first veto ever to kill the bill if it passes the Senate:

President Bush will likely cast the first veto of his presidency if the Senate, as expected, passes legislation to expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, White House aide Karl Rove said Monday in Denver... The U.S. House of Representatives voted 238-194 last year to pass the legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. If the Senate approves the bill, it will go to the president's desk.

Our president has his head in the sand. And it makes me proud as hell that one of the people trying to pull it out is our own Diana DeGette.

Photo courtesy of Congresswoman Diana DeGette.