Read between the lines
Further on the topic of spin doctoring ‘scientific progress’, in John Kerry's speech the other night to the Democratic Convention he said:
What if we find a breakthrough to cure Parkinson's, diabetes, Alzheimer's and AIDs? What if we have a president who believes in science, so we can unleash the wonders of discovery like stem cell research to treat illness and save millions of lives?
Now would that be embryonic stem cell research he is meaning? (More politically convenient to leave it a bit vague, no doubt.) Of course, if you actually think that killing an embryo is wrong, then you must be someone who doesn't “believe in science”.
The real irony is the very next paragraph of his speech which shows how ‘concerned’ he is for American children:
What if we do what adults should do and make sure all our children are safe in the afternoons after school? And what if we have a leadership that's as good as the American dream so that bigotry and hatred never again steal the hope and future of any American?
Yes, wouldn't it be great if they “never again steal the hope and future of any American”? Human embryos included.