I generally keep Overthink nonpolitical

But this column by Jon Alter in Newsweek on why Bush is an a-hole for using his first veto in office on the stem cell legislation was so right on, I was literally nodding my head when I was reading it.

Look, I was a poli sci minor in college. But like the Big Dig, my eyes glaze over when M starts ranting about politics or someone starts a convo about it. I make an exception for the stem cell issue: It feels personal. My husband has a chronic disease that stem cell transplants have been shown to help in early clinical trials. And we all know people who could benefit from stem cell research.

The best line in the article?

Most of all, last week's decision betrayed his oft-stated belief in the sanctity of life. The question, as in all moral issues, is whose life? I'll choose yours or mine over a piece of protoplasm no larger than the period at the end of this sentence.

Hey Dubya, you religion-pushing, dumb-as-shit, lazy-as-fuck president: Your own party thinks you're full of crap. And so do I.