'...all human life is sacred'     Sometimes you don't get to pick the people out there who agree with you. Yes I find the notion of President George W Bush to be uttering this phrase this notion that the US is founded on the afore mentioned principle to be hypocritical to the deepest levels. His trust in war as a solution to the problems of the world shows little evidence of a respect for life.. His fundamental betrayal of the people of the US and betrayal of our democracy in pushing this war upon the world is a crime that still awaits some form of Judicial accountability.    The trauma and loss of life that takes place on a daily basis in that nation as a direct result of his abuse of Executive power is staggering.   Perhaps because of this there are millions of Americans whose immediate reaction is to be suspicious of anything this President does and I think there suspicion is warranted .I think this maybe the an issue that he has right.    An embryonic stem cell. Is it any wonder? Is it any wonder that in this nucleus of Life where a man's seed and a woman's egg has come together that in these initial moments of a new individual life the astonishing power of nature is at it's most awesome strength and magnificence. Yes indeed what great potential for science if we could harness such power. To what purpose though? Where are we going with this? What is the cost?   If to obtain an embryonic stem cell one must destroy the embryo is a profound act. Well yes we are indeed talking about a tiny dot of biological material. Does it's relative lack of size take away from what this union of man and woman represents? Represents is not the right word this tiny dot is not a representation of life it is life itself for all it's impending glory (or lack of glory as we are only human after all) as a walking talking human being all the more miraculous for from this little dot we all began. Can we cure Parkinsons's, cure Lou Gehrig's Disease, restore the lame and broken beings of the world? Right now the research is being dangled out in front of a world of humans who for the most part are compassionate loving beings who would love to see the amount of human suffering reduced. We have some respect for the wonders of science and many of us have some ......................................(incomplete)              Guy W. Meyer, Jr.                   June 20, 2007         San Anselmo, California               guy@lifesignsphoto.com