Bush threatens to veto Iraq funding bill

[Barrett808]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush threatened on Tuesday to veto a bill to fund the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina rebuilding if its cost exceeds $92.2 billion, as he weighed in on a heated Senate debate over the bill's rising price tag.

The veto threat, announced in a White House statement on the $106.5 billion emergency spending measure, was aimed at placating conservatives in Bush's Republican Party who are irate over extra items added that they deem as "special-interest" spending.

Bush has not vetoed a bill in his more than five years in office.

The overall spending in the Senate bill is about $14.5 billion more than Bush requested and which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060425/pl_nm/congress_funding_veto_dc

[NorCalDem]

1. Just GTFO already! n/t

(get the fuck out)

[ginnyinWI]

2. how many times does this make now?

Over a hundred times he's threatened to veto a bill? :eyes:

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Let's see..What was that story about the boy who cried wolf??

[Monk06]

13. What's $92 Billion here or there >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

He's complaining about $92 Billion after charging $2 Trillion
to the national credit card.

Why is he so frugal all of a sudden?

Answer: November election issue.

"The Dems held our troops
hostage for New Orleans pork."

He'll veto in order to show America he is the "Decider-er"

[Selatius]

3. Bush is against the troops and the victims of Katrina!

Bush hates poor people and soldiers!

[BrklynLiberal]

5. That ain't no lie!

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I would just LOVE to see him do that!!!!!!

[Joanne98]

6. HAHAHAHA! He's acting like a "Washington outsider" again.

The NERVE!

[LisaM]

8. In related news, pigs threaten to fly

Sigh.

[rodeodance]

9. Hutchenson even attached the Katrina school vouchers to this bill--after

they promised they would be for only one year.

[bluedog]

10. he ain't got the balls.n/t

[Ecumenist]

11. Drowning ain't enough, is it Georgie?

Oh no, you're in the open ocean and in order to help lighten your weight to make improve your ability to float,(:eyes:), you open a an artery to let a little blood and the sharks are coming in for a snack...:woohoo:

I love the help you're giving the country to get rid of you and your psychotic band..:applause:

[lavenderdiva]

12. its not only the Iraq funding bill, its also the Hurricane Katrina

funding bill.... apparently, they're tied together.

[elehhhhna]

20. that makes it The Halliburton Funding Bill. Precious.

[Sugar Smack]

22. I'm with you. I'd really like to know WTF is up with that.

[babylonsister]

14. NOW he's a fiscal conservative? Pleeze! I would love to

know of a source to find out what else is tacked onto that there bill. I heard briefly (on CNN?) there's a lot of fluff that was added, as usual.

[Rex]

15. Aw, did someone drop their binky?

"I'll VETO, WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

[Canuckistanian]

16. Here's some advice to Shrub

When the hogs are angry at you don't threaten to stop pouring the slop.

[Ian David]

17. How about a Universal Windfall Tax on the richest 2% of Americans?

That's $92.2 billion divided by 52,000 households...

That's only $1,769,230.77 for each of America's wealthiest households.

I would say they could afford it!

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[babylonsister]

19. I'd say that would solve a lot of financial problems. So, it

just.won't.happen.

[Joe for Clark]

18. He'll veto the bill when -what - hell freezes over??

The republicans did this - how can there be any doubt at this point, you know??

In a way it is sad - I have a feeling even B*sh got sold a bill of goods here - by who???

He knows the f-ck up, the consequences of it. He believed people he should have fired a long time ago.

He has a real big problem when the commander of the 82nd airborne calls "Bullshit"

A real big problem.

Joe

[OneBlueSky]

21. REALLY think about this . . .

tens of billions MORE for an illegal and disastrous war . . .

and a mere $14.5 million for Katrina relief -- our own citizens . . .

something is very, very wrong with these priorities . . .