Pimping MJ

I like M J Fox, as I'm the guy who actually went out and bought Doc Hollywood, The Hard Way and The Frighteners.... movies I enjoy to this day. I was sadden at the news regarding his Parkinson's disease and find him a great crusader.

However, I find it distasteful that both of our parties are pimping MJ in this election. One using him like a poster child on a Labor Day marathon only lacking Jerry Lewis and the other in denial over one man's personal struggle against his on mortally and the demonic disease that robs MJ of his own body. One side hoping the shock value of his disease will project callousness in their political opponents and the other, used to many tricks, proactively, yet wrongly... crying foul.

Stem cell research however does include a moral issue. Some will tell you every horrible disease known to man is only weeks away from a cure and that Bush is the reason this doesn't happen.

Stem cell research has not stopped due to any politician, it is being privately funded and the promise many swear exists, just can't be found. In fact it is rare that government funding has ever led to any medical breakthrough. What has happened is the issue has become nothing more than a football between both ideology and politics, with the most foul on both sides willing to pimp people like MJ Fox, for whom we should all regardless of policy or personal beliefs stand up once more and give a hearty round of applause....