1.   Bush opposes cloning and has restricted federal financing for human embryonic stem cell experiments, so the White House has searched for scientists who support those positions.

2.   In favoring research cloning, the committee from the National Academy of Sciences put itself at odds with President Bush, who opposes cloning for any reason.

3.   Norsigian opposes cloning, either to make babies or to create embryos that might be used to treat disease.

4.   Unfortunately, President Bush, pandering to religious conservatives, opposes cloning for any purpose, whether to produce a child or to cure disease.