Not just veto. Bush should thrash this one out in public as long and loud as he can. The congresscritters who voted for this turkey should not just be stymied, they should be publicly humiliated and ridiculed.
Do I hear “Bloated ethanol profiteers” anyone?
The only way to do away with this giveaway of taxpayer money to farmers is to do away with the Electoral College and the Senate. The Farm States have too much power and thus are able to leech more off of the Taxpayer.
The bill passed 81-15 in the Senate and 318-106 in the House. Any veto will be overridden in a heart-beat and will make Bush look even weaker than he already does.
President Bush can't sign every spending bill in sight for 7 years then suddenly claim to be a fiscal conservative. Nobody's buying it.