"For Stem Cell Research"

Michael J. Fox is in the news for airing a political ad during the World Series. He endorses Claire McCaskill because she is "for stem cell research". Why do liberals have such a hard time being accurate with their statements? Stem cell research is not against the law. Fox and his wealthy Hollywood friends are more than welcome to donate their dollars to fund stem cell research. The problem with Fox's ad is that McCaskill is for giving federal dollars to embryonic stem cell research; Talent, her opponent, is not. Fox would be more accurate if he said he supports McCaskill because she supports giving federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research. But that argument doesn't pack quite the same punch as just stating that McCaskill is for it and Talent is against it.

Then this issue becomes a pretty basic one: do you prefer tax dollars in the hands of politicians to hand out as they see fit or in the hands of the people who actually earn it and can give it directly to the causes they believe in.