AP: Bush pushes Congress on line-item veto

[Eugene]

Posted on Sat, Jun. 24, 2006

Bush pushes Congress on line-item veto
DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President Bush is pushing Congress to give him more authority
to slice and dice the budget, an idea that's popular with conservatives
who think the White House needs more muscle to restrict federal spending.

"Under the current system, many lawmakers are able to insert funding for pet
projects into large spending bills," Bush said in his Saturday radio address.

Bush says this leaves lawmakers with two bad options: They can vote against
an entire bill even though it contains worthwhile spending, or they can vote
for a bill even though it includes money for special-interest projects.

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Democrats generally oppose the measure. And not all Republicans are excited
about the idea, although some embrace it as a way to demonstrate election-year
resolve to rein in federal spending.

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Full article: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/14894688.htm

[snot]

1. Every additional increment of power to this Prez = bad news. nt

[still_one]

2. Thank goodness they didn't give it to clinton

otherwise we would even be more screwed today than we are now

bill clinton pushed the line item veto also. The founders of our country wanted seperation of POWERS

NO MORE BUSH OR CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!

[spag68]

4. Bill Clinton

I don't suppose you have noticed, but Clinton hasn't been Pres. for 5 years. How about taking your Clinton bashing elsewhere?

[still_one]

6. yes, bill Clinton, the man who brought you NAFTA

and the outsourcing of jobs

and I have a right to an opinion as anyone else here, so you can either discuss intelligently why I am wrong, or as you prefer, tell me if I don't tow your AGENDA to go somewhere else

Just like the crap they said during the Viet Nam war if you didn't agree with the war

Very Democratic, NOT

[melnjones]

3. Dude...who are the ones doing the most spending?!? eom

[LostInAnomie]

5. It will never happen

None of those corrupt fucks in the legislature will ever take the chance of having their own personal "bridge to no-where" stripped out of a massive pork-laden budget.

Maybe if this worthless shit-heap of a President would have ever vetoed a spending bill the Repuke legislature might think twice about throwing our children's future away.