In a break with President Bush, the Senate Republican leader, Bill Frist, has decided to support a bill to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, a move that could push it closer to passage and force a confrontation with the White House, which is threatening to veto the measure.
I’m not sure whether this is simply an instance of Mr. Frist acknowledging the writing on the political wall, or what. But props to him for apparently moving in the right direction on an issue.