Smile for Congressman Green's camera kids, not Governor Doyle's

I am frankly shocked that Jim Doyle would use the suffering of a little girl as fodder for a political attack ad.

-Mark Graul, Campaign Manager for Congressman Mark Green

Not shocked enough to keep his candidate from having a press conference about lots of sick children that even talks about children almost dying. Kids must be safe from the doings of politicians if they are in a pack.

"When we nearly lost our then 7-year-old son, Scotty, in April of last year, we were devastated to learn that Type 1 Diabetes, brought on by a viral infection, was the cause. It is heartbreaking to watch him have to endure the pain of four or more injections of insulin a day just to keep him alive, not to mention the constant need for finger pokes to keep track of his blood sugar levels. It is also terrifying to know that without it, he would die in a very short period of time," said Annette Conant from Waukesha. "Then, as now, we would do almost anything to have our son cured..."

And that's the key isn't it? They would do anything to help their child. Kind of like the woman in Governor Doyle's ad talking about her sick child that made some Republicans question her as a mother.

I respect this family for getting involved in the process because they want to help their child. What I don't respect, is Congressman Mark Green telling her things to make her believe this:

"...we just don't believe human embryos should be destroyed to help Scotty. We were hopeful when we learned of the new method that, if done correctly, is believed to not cause harm to the embryo..."

when he knows that it's not true. Last week we learned that the embryos used in the new procedure were indeed destroyed. In fact, the company that claimed they had found the cure for the politics that ails stem cell research has a history of over promising on their findings when they need money.

Let's just call this what it is and get it over with here Team Green. You found yourself on the losing end of an issue so you compromised your beliefs to try to gain some ground back. Those little clumps of cells are either children being experimented on or they are not.

In the end Congressman Green is using the "suffering" of what the extreme right, and until today Congressman Green himself, called children for his political gain.