Bush draws heat from conservatives on highway bill

[Rose Siding]

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"This bill is an egregiously bloated spending bill and this all happens as we move to the final phase of the spending season," said Pat Toomey, head of the Club for Growth, a group that raises money for Republican candidates.

By backing down on a pledge to hold the line on highway funds, Toomey said Bush was sending a signal of laxity to Congress as it prepares to finalize spending bills this fall, which often include funds for members' pet projects in their districts.

"How will his future threats be taken seriously?" Toomey asked.
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Former House of Representatives Republican Leader Dick Armey said a highway-bill veto would be a chance to show Congress "the spending spree is over."
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William Niskanen, chairman of the Cato Institute think tank, referred to the highway bill as an "abomination" but said Bush likely agreed to it to buy votes for a key priority, the U.S. Central-American Free Trade Agreement.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/07/30/bush_draws_heat_from_conservatives_on_highway_bill/

[ixion]

1. highway bill bad, massive spending on war ok

:crazy:

[Cooley Hurd]

2. ...and the interstate infrastructure crumbles as we speak.

We just had an overpass collapse in Albany...:scared:

[napi21]

4. Tey're BOTH BAD!

I've been critized by many here, but I still think Shrub has made his choice. He wants tax cuts for his buddies and reduced revenue to the Fed Gov't. That was his decision, but he can't have BOTH spending AND tax cuts!

He should have the bs**s to veto the darn bills, and let Congress explaine to thier constituents why they just can't bring home the bacon!

[leetrisck]

3. Bet they traded for CAFTA votes

bush had threatened to veto the Transportation bill - actually wanted to so he could say he vetoed something - and then CAFTA happened and they all sold their souls - oh, they already did that!

[Rose Siding]

5. The highway bill was the currency used to purchase cafta

Principles are unbushrovian!

[Up2Late]

6. This is GREAT NEWS!!!!! He's pissed off ANOTHER RW Group!

Woohoo! Now he's pissing off the RW "Club for Growth," This IS a very good thing (for us). :woohoo:

[Gman]

7. $500B for Iraq is OK

But don't divert one red cent to anything domestic. In fact, divert every single penny they can steal to Iraq to make their defense industry buddies richer.