Prior to 9-11, George W. Bush thought domestic issues would receive number one priority in his administration. He felt that the most important decision he made was the one regarding government funding of embryonic stem cell research. Not wanting to thwart potentially life-saving scientific research, and not wanting to establish a policy that would destroy potential human life in order to help humans already living, he spent seven months picking the best brains on all sides of the issue. He finally announced his decison in a speech to the nation in August of 2001. Once again, the most vehement criticism came first from the right. Then, Democrats realized they could paint him as not caring about the people who could potentially be helped, and they rode that issue through the 2004 election, the 2006 elections, and beyond.
In his book Decison Points he gives lots of interesting details about that decision, but then goes on to give an absolutely riveting account of the events of 9-11.
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His first state of the union address was what made me a Bush fan. He had such terrific out-of-the-box ideas. But 9/11 changed him and all of us.
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