And then there was that nauseating, emotive and hypocritical speech by Bush during his veto on stem cell research. Surrounded by cutie-pie kiddies (all, mysteriously, white and blond apparently) Bush announced, "these boys and girls are not spare parts!"
Listen to his speech (have a sick bag handy)

I could have some sympathy for a right to life viewpoint on this issue except for the fact that Bush is responsible for launching more live ammunition on the children in Iraq and Afghanistan than anyone I can think of. He also refuses to condemn the bombing of innocent children in Lebanon by the IDF, meekly suggesting "restraint". Which kind of puts this into perspective: a cynical attempt to win votes from the religious right while children around the world experience unimaginable horrors and injury.

They're not spare parts, George, they're collateral damage.

A quick idiot's guide to what may and may not be killed in George's world:

Protected species	Collateral damage

Worth a read: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/19/spare-parts/

UPDATE 22 July
Quick bit of editorial "spare-part surgery":

In today's Independent, Patrick Cockburn writes from Baghdad, "This week, George Bush used his presidential veto to block a bill on stem cell research, saying he couldn't support the 'taking of innocent human life'. In Iraq, six civilians are killed by a US air strike, while casualties in Lebanon and Israel mount. George Bush (and Tony Blair) oppose UN calls for an immediate ceasefire."
Nice to see the press picking up on this glaring moral contradiction.

America's domestic policy vs America's foreign policy
Independent, 22 July 2006