Stem Cell Debate Still Awaits Senate

As all eyes turn to the confirmation of Judge John Roberts as US Chief Justice, now is the time to begin reminding Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who is expected to push for debate and votes on an array of bills, that if his support for embryonic stem cell research is as based on principle as he says, then by his own standard he must treat the senate's version of the house-passed Castle-DeGette as DOA.