Bush displays photo of actual stem cell affected by his controversial veto signing statement


Washington, DC (APE) - President Bush early this morning followed through with his threatened veto of the controversial stem cell bill approved by Congress yesterday and immediately followed it with a signing statement. The current signing statement adds to a total of some 500 to 600 issued by the president throughout his tenure, preserving, according to White House sources, his perfect record.

At a hastily prepared press conference, President Bush angrily waved a glossy photo of a digitally enhanced actual stem cell. "This could have been my son, or your son..." ranted Bush, "or my mother, or your father, or a new heart or a kidney for your grandfather Prescott... well heck... I guess it could have been just about anything. But that's beside the point. This is just wrong. We can't be playing God like that doctor and those nurses in New Orleans."