ONE OF MY HEROES

I've been an avid reader of Charles Krauthammer's punditry for years, particularly enjoying the way he uses his training as a doctor to diagnose and prescribe treatment for the terminal illness of the current mutation of liberalism infecting our culture. But had no idea he was a quadriplegic until I saw him one evening on FoxNews. If anyone can speak clearly about the opportunities and hype surrounding the stem cell debate, that person is Charles Krauthammer.

Hat tip to Powerline:

While a student in medical school, Charles Krauthammer suffered a spinal cord injury and resulting quadriplegia. In his column today he discusses the John Edwards' testimony to the miraculous healing powers of the election of John Kerry as president: "Anything to get elected." He brings both a special passion and expert knowledge to rendering his verdict on the underlying issues, including the allegation that President Bush has "banned" stem cell research:

"In my 25 years in Washington, I have never seen a more loathsome display of demagoguery. Hope is good. False hope is bad. Deliberately raising for personal gain false hope in the catastrophically afflicted is despicable."