Yep there you go. That interview was done 2 years before the bill actually got out of Congress.
Bush as president did say when the legislation started that he would not veto it and he hoped that the parts that he found objectionalble would not be in the bill.
They were and he still signed it. Fine cry betrayal and flagellate yourself, but you leave out other factors. There was the possibilty that a CFR veto could have been overridden, which would have been a big blow to the Bush administration.
Yeah you all on FR, would be saying he stood for his principles while the other 99% of the population that don't read FR would be reading healines such as "Bush ovrerriden in his attempt to stop campaign finacce reform".
JMO, you all should deal with the real world instead of your perfect world of principles where politics does not exist.
BTW, your perfect principle world does not exist.
That's all true. He signed a bill contrary to what he claimed during the campaign. That's okay, because I understand people's views change, or promises are made during a campaign that can't be kept. What's inexcusable is his full acknowledgment that the bill had constitutional problems as he was signing it.
Fine cry betrayal and flagellate yourself, but you leave out other factors.
Actually, I'm not doing either. But let's check out these others factors...
There was the possibilty that a CFR veto could have been overridden, which would have been a big blow to the Bush administration.
I believe the bill had approximately 240 votes in the House and 60 in the Senate. The chance of multiple Republicans defecting to override the President's first veto is essentially zero. Would never happen - not a chance.
Yeah you all on FR, would be saying he stood for his principles while the other 99% of the population that don't read FR would be reading healines such as "Bush ovrerriden in his attempt to stop campaign finacce reform".
Actually, that wouldn't be the case. See above.
JMO, you all should deal with the real world instead of your perfect world of principles where politics does not exist.
See above. I'm not the one who isn't basing my argument on real world statistics.
BTW, your perfect principle world does not exist.
See above. I'm not the one who isn't basing my argument on real world statistics.