Veto Number One!

So, on which bill does Bush choose to lose his Veto Virginity? Embryonic Stem Cell Research. The explanation via Tony Snow:

The President believes strongly that for the purpose of research it's inappropriate for the federal government to finance something that many people consider murder; he's one of them. . . .

The simple answer is he thinks murder is wrong. . . .

[T]he President is not going to get on the slippery slope of taking something that is living and making it dead for the purpose of research.

So let me get this straight... these stem cells, which came into being as a result of in vitro fertilization are about to be destroyed because the parents have determined they no longer want them, as is their right. With this murder, Bush seems to have no ethical problems. But, if instead, these stem cells were to be used by researchers in an attempt to save or improve lives, rather than just destroyed, then Bush feels compelled to cry murder and dust off his never-before-used veto power. I'm sure that his gut told him to do this, because it feels like the right thing to do... but my gut feels like disgorging when I see such anti-scientific, anti-intellectual pandering by this buffoon.