Bush on Stem Cells

I’ve long thought the president’s position on the matter is eminently sensible. The use of human embryonic tissue for medical research is ethically very dubious (I’m against it, period). Under such circumstances, a coherent conservatism of doubt would bar government funding, while allowing the private sector to do what it wants to do. There’s no contradiction here, whatever Matt claims, as Kevin Drum points out. What is bizarre is bragging about the private sector research, while declaring it immoral.