White House veto threats proliferate

[maddezmom]

White House veto threats proliferate By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
17 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - The president with the fewest vetoes in more than a century, George W. Bush is poised to make up for lost time as congressional Democrats move legislation the White House says is unacceptable.

In the past week alone the White House threatened to veto House bills dealing with presidential records and protection for whistle-blowers, and a defeated Senate bill that would have set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq.

The White House also warned that a war-spending bill the House will take up this coming week would face a veto because it contains Iraq withdrawal language.

Since Democrats took over Congress in January the White House has put out 22 position papers on major bills before Congress; of these, nine contain veto threats aimed at the bills or provisions in them.

In all of 2006, when Republicans ran Capitol Hill, the White House issued 61 such policy statements, with only seven veto threats. Several were reminders not to exceed or tamper with spending ceilings; two were aimed at spending bills that had wording, later removed, that would have eased U.S. penalties against Cuba.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_vetoes

Lord Pisspants throwing a few more tantrums.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. But if you read some posters don't see the reality of

the veto...

[Toots]

5. I especially like the veto threat for war funding

This is a perfect way for Democrats to cut off the funding without really doing so. Bush* himself will stop the funding..

[Odin2005]

6. Ooh, clever!

:evilgrin:

[The Wizard]

2. Good

Let him and his supporters go on the record as having vetoed resources for the troops and the efforts to get them home safe. Why do the pResident and his Republican supporters hate the troops and want to see them injured and abandoned when the get home? It's all in the framing.

[LiberalFighter]

4. I agree... so what if dimwad vetoes legislation

Let his true colors shine for all the world to see.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

3. Bipartisanship only on terms dictated by the re-pukes.

[w4rma]

7. His vetos make it easier to pass even better legislation in two years. (nt)

[tanyev]

8. Six years, one veto. Funding for stem cell research.

Now that Americans have elected a Congress that will hopefully reign in some of his craziest crap and pass legislation that the majority of voters want, he starts warming up the veto pen. Un-freaking-believable.

[Omaha Steve]

9. Bush Threatens to Veto Democrats' Bills

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070318/D8NUMSJO0.html

Bush Threatens to Veto Democrats' Bills
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Mar 18, 12:51 PM (ET)

By JIM ABRAMS

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president with the fewest vetoes in more than a century, George W. Bush is poised to make up for lost time as congressional Democrats move legislation the White House says is unacceptable.

In the past week alone the White House threatened to veto House bills dealing with presidential records and protection for whistle-blowers, and a defeated Senate bill that would have set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq.

The White House also warned that a war-spending bill the House will take up this coming week would face a veto because it contains Iraq withdrawal language.



President Bush returns to the White House from Camp David, Md., Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)


Since Democrats took over Congress in January the White House has put out 22 position papers on major bills before Congress; of these, nine contain veto threats aimed at the bills or provisions in them.

FULL story at link.

[Doctor_J]

10. Bring it on, loser

no one believes a word Il Dunce' says any more. The more confrontation the Dems can set up, the better off they will be in 18 months.

[Warren Stupidity]

11. Oh no. Better not pass any of that then.

I mean this could get nasty. We best keep our powder dry. Perhaps we could ask Dumbass what he might be willing sign, and then ask the Republican Fucktards in the senate if they wouldn't mind not obstructing just the stuff that Busholini has agreed to sign, and then just pass that stuff. That way we could be successful and the scary people on Hate Radio and Faux Newz won't call us bad names and tell everyonge we can't get anything done.

[havocmom]

12. Fine, let the weasel go on record HIMSELF for something

instead of being able to blame someone else. MAKE the fucker take a stand for once in his life, and make him live with the repercussions when HE can't blame ANYBODY but the guy with the veto power!

:rofl: at the thought of the coward-in-chief actually doing something, ANYTHING, he can't later say he didn't do or that it was someone else, or that he was reading about a goat.... When faced with the situation that the other guy didn't cave and he will have to follow through on a threat, the whiny rat will piss himself.

Fly away to your hide-y hole in South America, DimSon! You are about to face some music that you can't blame on ANYBODY but yourself. Follow through and face the nation or turn tail, cut and run. Bullies are all cowards at heart. Scurry, rodent.

[rocktivity]

13. Go ahead--make my day

Every veto will be a nail in the GOP '08 coffin. With 21 GOP senators up for re-election, we'll have no trouble tying them to your policies!

:headbang:
rocknation

[Nite Owl]

14. Good

So the headlines can be Bush reject spending on troops and wants to keep them in an endless war. That should help his numbers a whole lot!

[NV Whino]

15. So what else is new?

We knew this was coming.

[rodeodance]

16. White House veto threats proliferate

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_vetoes;_ylt=ArUXHeUNnbIJg9SCB4j5c4_MWM0F

White House veto threats proliferate By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 53 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - The president with the fewest vetoes in more than a century, George W. Bush is poised to make up for lost time as congressional Democrats move legislation the White House says is unacceptable.

In the past week alone the White House threatened to veto House bills dealing with presidential records and protection for whistle-blowers, and a defeated Senate bill that would have set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq.

The White House also warned that a war-spending bill the House will take up this coming week would face a veto because it contains Iraq withdrawal language.

Since Democrats took over Congress in January the White House has put out 22 position papers on major bills before Congress; of these, nine contain veto threats aimed at the bills or provisions in them.

In all of 2006, when Republicans ran Capitol Hill, the White House issued 61 such policy statements, with only seven veto threats. Several were reminders not to exceed or tamper with spending ceilings; two were aimed at spending bills that had wording, later removed, that would have eased U.S. penalties against Cuba.

[Robbien]

17. Each time Bush threatens veto

Dem Senators pee in their pants and put away the bill.

What is wrong with passing the bill with just a majority and forcing Bush to make good on his veto threat.

[papau]

18. I agree - the only thing better than passing these bills into law is getting veto to run on in 08 n/

n/t