Another Veto
President Bush today vetoed a domestic spending bill that contained more than 2,000 earmarks. The glistening gobbets of porky wastefulness added nearly $10 billion to the bill.
Dana Perino, the White House press secretary, said the measure exceeded the president’s budget request by nearly $10 billion and included some 2,000 items designating money for lawmakers’ pet projects.
“He will ask Congress to take out the pork and reduce the overall spending level and return it to him quickly,” Ms. Perino said as the president flew here from Washington, for speeches to business and community leaders.
At the same time, just before leaving the White House, Mr. Bush signed the Defense Department appropriations bill, which provides $459 billion for military programs in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
The Democrats are trying to portray the veto as Bush denying critical funding. Unfortunately, the presence of all the earmarks stuffed into every nook and cranny makes that criticism ring false.
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By mockinbird, Tuesday, 13 November , 2007 @ 4:30 pm
Thank God for President Bush! I can’t believe some elected to office can lead their lives that way.
I am starting to think, and to feel, that the country is just way too big for me.
These politicos take our money, they take our freedoms, they play games with our troops while at war, They don’t say what they mean.
I want Florida to secede…again. I mean it.