Chimpy set to veto Stem cell research

What? No signing statement?

Well, of course not. That would require him to sign the legislation first, which would cause outbreaks of apoplexy among the Crusuding-crackpots.

White House Briefing -- News on President George W Bush and the Bush Administration:

The last time the ethically and politically charged topic of stem-cell research came to a head in Washington, President Bush surprised everyone with an canny compromise proposal that -- while based on dubious assumptions that have since proven incorrect -- bought him five years of relative peace and quiet on the issue.

This time around, it sure looks like Bush will issue the first veto of his presidency once the Senate sends him legislation to ease the restrictions he has imposed on federal stem-cell research.