Maggie Gallagher George W. Bush's Solomonlike decision on stem
cells has bought some time, a brief period of reflection before
the commercial pressures to turn some human beings into spare
parts for other, bigger, stronger, more developed human beings
becomes irresistible.  The respite will be brief, however,
unless President Bush and others who share his concern exercise
vigorous, intelligent leadership on this issue. Not all
scientists support cloning embryos and killing them to extract
their stem cells. But scientists who do support this work are
the ones engaging in it, naturally, and the ones who will also,
just as naturally, lobby fiercely for ever-increasing federal
funding for their work, which they will inevitably portray as
the most promising in the field.  The thoughtful and
distinguished ethicist, University of Chicago Professor Leon
Kass, whom Bush appointed to head his new national council on
stem cell work, will have his hands full. Since nobody is
talking about nominating me to the council (su