A couple of points here. First, the ban on federal funding embryonic stem cell research was an executive order -- it'll take no time to reverse. The time it'll take away from focusing on the economy is roughly equal to the time Cantor will take for lunch Monday.

Second, how powerless has the evangelical right become that a top Republican can basically say, "Stem cell research? Pffft! Who cares about that?" It wasn't that long ago that Republicans were saying that the research was pretty much equal to a second Holocaust. Apparently, the Republican party no longer feels the need to kiss up to the religious right.

Hey, E. C.-Tell it to my brother in law who has muscular dystrophy. He will die very young without some new treatments. That's pretty distracting for him.

But they can't unlock their lips from Rushbos lard @$$! Also, all this talk of distraction...I mean just because their President couldn't chew gum and walk at the same time doesn't mean that the others can't. It is only a distraction if you want it to be. It is not like Obama is hiding anything, he is pushing his economic plan 24/7.

The use of embryos that will otherwise end up in the dumpster to become agents of healing seems unqualifiedly pro-life to me. What absurd zeal leads people to advocate trashing them?