On the other hand ...

The stem-cell research proposition passed in California. Sigh. Here is an email to K-Lo at National Review:

KJL, The stem cell initiative may well be the most wildly misunderstood piece of legislation in American history. I work in Hollywood (roughly the same job as Rob Long) and everyone I work with was wildly supportive of the measure, and no one actually knew what the measure did. They didn't know how much money would be raised, who would get it, and how it would be repaid. But somehow the mighty stem cell became the thing you had to support if you're enlightened.

Apparently some idiots voted for the initiative without knowing what it is about.