Even though President Obama claims to be an advocate of stem cell research and has even made efforts to back up those claims, it is now obvious to me that he is afraid to talk about it when addressing the nation.
This is not the first time I've sat patiently and watched Obama speak to the world in hopes that he would acknowledge all of the advancements being made in stem cell research. Needless to say, this isn't the first time I've been disappointed either. I even wrote about it in 2009 (Obama Refrains From Discussing Stem Cells Directly...Again).
The closest he came to the topic was when he said "Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history, an investment -- an investment that could lead to the world's cheapest solar cells or treatment that kills cancer cells but leaves healthy ones untouched."
Unfortunately, he never explained what treatment was responsible for killing cancer cells and spent the rest of his time talking about energy. Apparently, state-of-the-art cancer treatment isn't a worthy enough topic to delve into during one of the most important speeches of the year.
Am I the only one who noticed this? I highly doubt it, since hundreds of thousands of families deal with cancer in the U.S. every day.
With so much happening in the stem cell industry as of late, I wonder how long Barack Obama will be able to avoid addressing stem cells before it starts to backfire on him politically?
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