Plunderbund

Athens News has it covered well. Sulzer and Space obviously are the two front runners. Stewart is decent, but out-gunned. Then there is Applegate, who sounds Libertarian and will not be a factor. This response was classic:

Applegate said that he does not think the federal government should be involved in the general welfare of the people.

Who should be involved Ralph? Corporate America? The Church? Hollywood?

I move away from Sulzer and toward Space on stem cell research. Zack has a very personal and principled stance on it:

On the issue of stem-cell research:

* Applegate said he does not know enough about it to say if he is for or against it, but said he will study the issue.

* Space, whose son has juvenile diabetes, said that stem-cell research offers his family, and many other families, hope for a cure to this and other diseases. He supports it.

* Stewart said she also supports stem-cell research.

* Sulzer does not support stem-cell research on embryos, but supports adult stem-cell research and said funding should be improved for the numerous programs working to find cures for diseases and health problems.

Sulzer’s position belies his conservative democrat leanings and pro-life position. His also is a position that ignores the key nature of embryonic stem cells that differs from adult stem cells - pluripotentiality. Adult stem cells have already become specialized and therefore don’t have the same potential as embryonic.

I also really like Space’s focus on alternative energy sources. Either of these guys is a good alternative to Ney. I can support either, but my positions more closely resemble Zack’s.