Fired Up!

This morning on the radio they were discussing the Michael J. Fox (MJF) commercials that are airing across the country supporting candidates who support stem cell research. It got me so fired up because you really realize how IGNORANT people can be. I am not saying that I am not ignorant on some topics, but stem cell research and the government's support of it is not one of them. I was OK with the calls until a girl called and said "Why would MJF care about a race in Wisconsin?" At this point I knew it was all down hill from here. How can people not realize that a University of Wisconsin Scientist discovered Stem Cells? How can they not realize that we are currently a front runner in stem cell research? We hold the most of the "government funded" stem cell lines HERE is Wisconsin.

The caller that pushed me over the edge stated that "Stem cell research has no place in the political arena." HELLO!!! Where do you think that the money comes from? Also, Wisconsin is really on the edge here. We have lost so many smart people from Wisconsin, referred to as "The Brain Drain". Our intelligent people are going to other states for school and work. So if we hire a candidate who bans stem cell research in Wisconsin (Mark Green) we will become a state that is no longer a state at the forefront. The environment will seem hostile to researchers and they won't come here to perform their research. California took our Dairy state title away, we may as well just give them the stem cell title too if they are banned.

I am not saying that you have to vote one way or another, but don't just ignore this topic, it has more consequences than it seems, because it is a cause and effect situation. In this case the effects may be terrible for the state. Educate yourselves and THEN vote !!