Reply #45: With the line item veto, Bush will be able to gut any legislation that

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the potentially Democratic congress (after the 06 elections) will pass.Why support the disempowering of a new Democratic House and maybe Senate by giving Bush absolute budgetary power now?

The lack of a line item veto is not the reason that people do not understand what Bush is doing. The corporate media does not now focus on Bush's greed and cronyism enough to make anything stick. What makes you think that the media will magically change if Bush is given absolute control over the budget? And why give him that kind of power and control right on the eve of the Democrats regaining some control. Bush is a madman. He is a lame duck so he is not worried about re-election and what people think. A line item veto would be a draconian tool in his hands. Yes. A few more people might then see Bush for who he really is, but how many real people would be really hurt in the process of Bush singlehandedly slashing social programs. Do you really want to give him that power? Isn't there a less dangerous way to hit people smack in the face so that they get it other than giving Bush more power? He has proved that he will take any hint of power and run with it. Giving him a line item veto would be like giving Hitler a bomb so every one could see how bad he was when he used it.