Ox Fall Down

"I hope that stem cells yield cures and therapies for a myriad of illnesses, but I know that stem cell research does not offer a cure right now, and it's irresponsible to suggest that it does."

Right. This is a consistent theme from the White House. It's irresponsible to suggest that stem cell research offers a cure right now. Yet, nobody in the science community is suggesting that. That's the reason it's called research. They're trying to figure out if it will have an application. That is the entire purpose of research.

Why is the White House so distracting? (I call the First Lady the White House because the president isn't talking about it.)

That stem cell research does not offer a cure right now is no reason to limit funding to it.