They're shameless.

They've got the votes...

WASHINGTON - Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican supporter of embryonic stem cell research, said Sunday there is wide support in the Senate to ease the Bush administration’s restrictive policy. Hatch said supporters have more than the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster

...but...

...he’s unsure whether Congress would act “in this hot political atmosphere.”

It's called 'playing politics with people's lives.' It's a disgrace.

Call 'em out. It's time to write, sponsor and introduce the Ronald Reagan Medical Research Act of 2004. Force the vote, and either celebrate the victory for medical science or beat them at the polls over their petty obstructions.