All about the money?

Good afternoon,

By now we've all heard about the president's first use of his veto power to squash a federal funding bill for stem cell research, but why now? Surely it's pandering to a percentage of the political base, but do they know it's also true his veto of the bill does nothing at all to stop stem cell research? Yep, the research goes on, only this time funding will be turned over to private entities, making any advancements privately owned, along with any cures to diseases that might be found. What if funding for some aspect of stem cell research comes from a pharmaceutical company who eventually finds a cure for a disease, but that company also makes alot of money from a drug they currently have on the market? Their drug allows a person to live longer with the disease, they spent money on it's development and marketing, will they feel the need to go forward with the cure they found, and if so, will we be able to afford it? On the issue of health care, it always comes down to the money.... our money spent for a loved one or ourselves, at some of our most desperate moments.

Since this move comes during a Congressional election year, will this be enough to keep the conervative base satisfied? Will they show their approval with votes? By now, the story has already come and gone from the evening news, again without a contrary view supplied by the Democrats. Where is the voice for the Democratic base to unify behind? Up to now, there has only been uncomforable silence on many key issues.