Well, Tony Abbott (or the Mad Monk, as he's sometimes referred in Australia, with no affection whatsoever!) is at it again, sticking his nose in where it's not wanted and he doesn't fully understand. This time, he's weighed in on stem cell research.
I'll admit that Mark Latham was wrong about many things, but he got it right when he said of Abbott, "The man is forty five years old and still hasn't worked out if he's a politician or a priest." There's precious few issues that Abbott won't put his theological spin on - not even research into potential cures for life threatening diseases and paralysing injuries.With parliament due to have a conscience vote this week on stem cell research, Abbott has popped up in the media, saying allowing stem cell research is a "slippery slope" to human cloning, that is relates to the destruction of human life, and that in any case, there's no evidence that stem cell research provides any benefits. Abbott worries that it's just "raising false hope" for disease sufferrers. He wants a full and immediate ban on the research.
Well, let's just say that Tony's right about this. By that logic, all medical research should be halted so it doesn't raise false hopes (and this would have the added benefit of allowing the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor to be shut - those cancer patients won't need radiotherapy anymore).
Then we'd also need to ban IVF, as often embryos are destroyed at the completion of treatment. This would also make Abbott happy, not least becasuse of all the tax dollars saved by no longer subsidising the program.
And finally, there should be a full and total ban, making it illegal to be Tony Abbott. I'm sure that would make a lot of people whose loved ones are sufferring from currently-incurable diseases feel much better.
Indeed, it should be included in the constitution and therefore law that Church and State are separate.
ReplyDeleteAfter all that's what it says in the US constitution and there is no problem there with the line between Church and State getting blurred.
Hahahahahahahahaaha! Nuts, I almost got through that with a straight face.
Don't forget, the Australian people voted for The Mad Monk. We get the politicians we deserve.
Well, that may be because everything is a blur for Dubya.
ReplyDelete(And Blur were a great band).
However, I'll have you know that not only did I not vote for Abbott, I've handed out Labor how to vote cards at every election since I was 18. They like people like me to hand them out as people are less likely to tell young girls to shove it. However by 2004, that tactic didn't work anymore.
Well, unfortunately while the Libs are the lowest of the slime pile, Labour is only one rung up from there.
ReplyDeleteWant democracy? End duopoly. And don't vote. It only encourages them.
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We don't have a choice about voting!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I've submitted Xander...I always knew he was a star.
Well you do have a choice when you think about it.
ReplyDeleteThe way I see it, if you don't wanna vote you have three options:
1. Donkey vote. Officially this means the vote is discounted, but I wouldn't trust this one to those politician slimeballs.
2. Vote 5 for everybody on the ballot paper for the lower house and 95 for everyone in the upper house.
3. Cough up the $50 fine. Small price to pay to register a protest vote.
There is always choice. It's the most important thing a person can every have.