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I just don't understand the hype around the stem cell research issue. We are talking about a way of potentially curing many of the horrible diseases that plague our world! Everyone is thinking about the one "life" destroyed, but what about the millions of lives that are improved...or even saved?!?!?

I have 3 comments:

1) If anyone is worried at all about our economy (which our current administration is clearly not), it will hurt us not to support this new technology. The South Koreans are getting all the glory for their advancements, when the Americans could have been the heros. Because many doctors and scientists believe in this new research, we have been steadily losing our best talent to these other countries that allow for such medical developments. Additionally, when these studies finally evolve into treatments, Americans will lose out on the revenue, because people will go to where the cure was discovered and the talent resides...

The U.S. must always stay on the cutting edge of technology if it wants to remain a superpower!

2)  My 2nd comment is more of a question...The new leap made by South Koreans these past weeks allows them to take an egg, inject it with DNA from the patient and create a blastocyst...to be used in the studies. From the method described, it does not sound like a sperm is fertilizing the egg, so could a baby have grown from this blastocyst anyway? Are we really "killing a life?" (I'm talking about the South Korean method, not the method we hear about in the U.S.)

3) Finally, my last comment relates to the bill recently passed by the House. This measure would allow research on embryos that would have otherwise been discarded. There can't possibly be any moral problems with this. The embryos were going to be discarded, anyway!

The graduation festivities are finally over. I graduated from USC's MBA program a couple weeks ago. Last week was the final event...a dinner with the in-laws and my parents. We went to Darya's, our favorite Persian restaurant. The food was wonderful!

Now, I'm searching for a job...But in the meantime, I'm enjoying being a housewife! I want 2 lives. Since graduation, I have been doing everything for my husband, Chris. I get up early every morning, and make him breakfast, lunch and later dinner. I enjoy running errands for him, when needed. And soon, when we have kids, I'll want to spend all my time with them. However, I definitely want a career, and I want lots of time to devote to my career. And, I guess, when I think of my career, I don't want anything to stand in my way of success. Can I do both without eventually neglecting one or the other?

Then, there's traveling...I have many places I'd still like to see...South Africa, New Orleans, Eygpt, China, England, the Bahamas...

It's almost cruel that we're shown so many opportunities in our lives, but only given 70 or so years to indulge them all...

Ok, I'm tired of hearing about the filibuster issue. I KNOW that there are more important issues facing our country.

The filibuster is affecting 10 of Bush's appointees. Democrats are not allowing the votes to proceed, because of these appointees' ultra-conservative views. According to the existing rules, a filibuster can be broken with 60 votes in the Senate. Republicans have 55, which is why the filibuster has been successful so far.

So, Republicans don't have the votes to break the filibuster. They need to get over it. Bush can appoint more moderate judges, they can be approved, and our Senate can focus on more important issues...

So, Frist, instead of "going nuclear" tomorrow, use that energy to figure out how to avoid nuclear war!

UPDATE: Thankfully, this issue has been put to rest. Moderates from both sides reached a compromise a few minutes ago...

I've reached a new milestone in my life...my first blog. I'm excited to find out what all the blog hype is all about.

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