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An article on Missouri politics
Because of this marriage within the party, Republicans now control the General Assembly and the governorship for the first time since 1922. But in recent months there have been signs that the marriage is in trouble. At the center of this growing storm is Gov. Matt Blunt, who attends Second Baptist Church, Springfield.
Blunt refers to himself as “pro-life” and a “Southern Baptist,” as he did in a recent editorial published in The Springfield News-Leader. The governor is clearly anti-abortion and a defender of human life in accordance with his religious beliefs. However, he is strongly pro-business and the embryonic stem cell issue is putting him increasingly at odds with a powerful constituency – pro-life evangelicals and Catholics – who helped put him in office. Why? Because the governor does not believe destruction of the embryo is taking a life, allowing him to support the influential business interests linked to the push for embryonic stem cell research at Washington University, St. Louis, and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City.
Ironically, the governor’s position has put him at odds with his father, Republican Congressman Roy Blunt, who voted against an embryonic stem cell research bill in May and President George W. Bush, who has threatened to veto any embryonic stem cell bill. Both Roy Blunt and Bush favor adult stem cell research, which does not require the destruction of the embryo and actually holds more promise for medical research. Missouri Right to Life, National Review and conservative publications and organizations have pointed out that the governor holds to incongruent beliefs on life. Pathway Editor Don Hinkle was among the first to point out the governor’s inconsistent view on the matter and that has since been followed by a May article in National Review, considered the “bible” of conservative thought, criticizing the governor, calling his position “an incoherent mess.”
"pro-business"
"influential business interests"
Here's the missing piece in most of the reporting on this issue: following the money. You'd think, in a climate that is so often fixated on "exposing" the monetary interests of those espousing various ideological positions, this would head the list. The nexis of high-sounding ideals and potential profit would be irresisitible fodder, yes?
No.
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