President Bush's veto of the Stem Cell Research Bill yesterday was a reprehensible and indefensible act that once again put politics over people.

For those who haven’t heard me rant in person, remember the following:

* Animals have no rights
* Businesses have no rights
* Cloth has no rights
* Cells have no rights

That is correct; none of the above have any rights at all. Only people can have rights. For President Bush to put the "well-being" of groups of cells above that of millions of people worldwide whose lives could be saved or greatly improved by the results of stem-cell research is disgusting. That he would do it to pander to his political base and thus consolidate his power is morally indefensible.