“What happens if he vetoes it-—The House calls his bluff , stops the funding, and doesn’t bother to bring it up again?”
You are exactly right and the Republicans should let him veto it and then not bring forward another bill, effectively defunding and shutting down the Department of Agriculture which we do not need. However, Republicans are on the take from Archer Daniels Midland, Monsanto, and other heavily subsidized agribusiness multinationals. They will cave to the Democrats on food stamps before they will allow the agriculture subsidies to their corporate benefactors to go away.
Expect Boehner and his team to “compromise” and add to food stamp spending and whatever else Obama wants to add to the bill.
You are correct-—of course.
But wouldn’t it be great to see it happen?
Today I am ashamed to be Republican.
I am not shamed to stand for what Republicans once stood for just ashamed for their cowardice and greed they now stand for. Selling our country out in a hope that 10% of these illegals and entitlement low-info voters will vote for them.