Presidential Veto

The American public's perception of the President's veto of the War Spending Bill is dwindling away. 

Americans Disapprove of Bush's Veto

More bad news for the White House: A new CNN poll finds a majority of the American public disapproves of President Bush's decision to veto a war spending bill that called for U.S. troops to leave Iraq in 2008. The poll found that 54% of Americans opposed Bush's veto, while [...]

Meanwhile, the White House says the next bill will get the same treatment..

President Bush would veto any bill drafted by House Democratic leaders that would fund the Iraq war only into the summer months, his spokesman said Wednesday. And Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate committee that such short-term funding would be very disruptive and "have a huge impact" on contracts to [...]

Bush Throws Down the Gauntlet

The President drops the veto bomb: "President Bush would veto the new Iraq spending bill being developed by House Democrats because it includes unacceptable language restricting funding, White House press secretary Tony Snow said Wednesday morning. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Snow said of the bill: "There are restrictions on funding and there are also some of the spending items that were mentioned in the first veto message that are still in the bill." What are the restrictions on funding? "House Democratic leaders are now putting together a [...]

UPDATE:  Then, there's THIS possibility..

Pelosi Threatens to Sue Bush Over Iraq Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is threatening to take President Bush to court if he issues a signing statement as a way of sidestepping a carefully crafted Iraq war spending bill compromise [...]

Tags: Iraq War, War Funding Bill, Robert Gates

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