"Well, if no one was planning on having these embryos implanted and they otherwise would have been cryopreserved indefinitely for no reason and for great cost, well, I'd have to say that doing some research that can save lives or increase quality of life is perfectly fine"

Not only is that not the issue it is legally totally irrelevant. The issue, once again, is when does life begin and I don't know any place in the US constitution where this question is even remotely addressed. This is an issue for bio-ethicists and scientists, as flawed as that out come would be. But to throw it to the judiciary? On what grounds, please? To the states, yes, yince it is something on which the Federal Constitution is silent. History will prove these decision to be totally bogus. Of course we can always look to South Korea and Europe and follow their lead which is to basically abdicate all responsibility on the topic in total.

At this point we're 1) just numb and 2) cannot believe that America installed a Israel- hating Muslim in the white house.
As for the the American jews who supported this clown? Shame on all of you for being duped once again. The problem with the Jewish people is that they never want to see their enemies for what they really are until it;s too late. being back those old Zionists and unleash the Mossad.

Toyota is one of the world's best car companies, hands down. Any coincedence between these ridiculous HIGH PROFILE recalls and the need for Government Motors to scare up business for its unmarketable cars?
If I were Toyota I'd leave the USA and with them all those UAW jobs .
This regime in power is a criminal enterprise. This is the playbook that Stalin used when the incompetents took over industry in the USSR. A roaring success that was.

That is no conservative, model citizen. And to Byte rider: You can only be a heartless liberal in drag. Stop embarassing yourself and mourn the fact that your own mother wasn't pro-Abortion. Your handle, by the way, is a dead giveaway. I know of no conservative who would be out riding bytes.

This was a very sweet and talented girl who I believe inadvertently killed herself trying to conform to Hollywoods image of beauty. Congential heart defect? Natural causes? I dont think so. Try adderal, ambien and usually another amphetamine. That is the Hollywood Beauty Potion.
When you think of her amazing role in "Girl Interrupted" you can only thing how prescient it all was.

For once I agree with George Soros- and this is a first.
Get the high flyers out of the banking industry. Banks are not places for high risk. Stick them in hedge funds where they belong and, anyone who invests in hedge funds deserves what they get.

Rewards should be for preserving capital in the banking & financial sectors not losing it. Growth comes from sound banking and lending practices not playing craps with depositors money in high flying, highly manipulated, non-asset backed stocks & bonds.

That's pretty good sean, remind us when your kid drops dead of spinal menengitis or funnier still, you're whole family! What a hoot. Yep, I feel that I am a better person already because I can laugh at tragedy---- yours. What a moron.
To Rider: I am a syndicated columnist who writes on national and international political, social and economic issues. Want to know how many campaigns (GOP) I've helped run or been involved in? If it's ok with you I'll mourn the mass tragedy of the death of these horses. I also own 6 horses, so I'll cut right through your sancimonious BS to get right to the point. Politics isnt everything and what kind of self-absorbed idiot can't step out of their obsession with the disaster in Washington to think or talk about something else? I'll tell you who. Someone who does nothing but post on message boards about it. Those of us who are involved, and I mean really involved, can step away. Do you think if you OCD over politics 24/7 that you are doing something? You arent , just being a pain in the neck..

This is so sad. The only thing more tragic are the idiotic comments on this board. First of all Venezuela stands some of the finest polo ponies and riders in the world. Next, this isnt a political issues. The horses didnt die from swallowing tea bags and I can assure you no rednecks were hanging around the Palm Beach Country club although they'd be a lot more welcome then the ignorant liberal trolls hanging around on this board.
When 21 horses die it is an unbelievable horror to those of us in the equestrian community. The cause is never "innocent"- someone was careless or malicious. You think that's a joke? I guarantee these horses are more loved and valued than most of you phonies.

He beat her brains out? Oh yeah, that should clinch it,

That's funny. the only people who benefit from HUD are wealthy landowners who can re-zone their crappy properties or land and get the government to pay them millions and millions above market value to "help house the poor." It was a boon to my trust fund, for sure, but important for economic recovery? Not in the least.
Americans can no longer afford to be so brain dead when it comes to these ridiculous programs.