[prairiebreeze]

I'm on very slow dialup in this hotel but signed on and pinged here. Looks as if the usual suspects are up in arms about the President signing monies for the NEA....but that provision was added to the budget by Congress, correct?

And isn't this precisely why the President has been arguing for line-item veto??

Those here that don't think that a Presidetn doesn't hold his nose when signing certain things, but signs it anyway because otherwise, entire bills are killed and a lot of things aren't ever accomplished.....aren't thinking, as usual.

Do I have it summed up fairly well on my slow dial up?

Prairie

[browardchad]

Looks as if the usual suspects are up in arms about the President signing monies for the NEA....but that provision was added to the budget by Congress, correct?

Do I have it summed up fairly well on my slow dial up?

No, you need to read the article at the beginning of the thread. This is the President's proposal, not a Congressional one, and it will be announced by the First Lady. Nothing remotely to do with line item vetoes.

[ARCADIA]

I'm on very slow dialup in this hotel but signed on and pinged here. Looks as if the usual suspects are up in arms about the President signing monies for the NEA....but that provision was added to the budget by Congress, correct? And isn't this precisely why the President has been arguing for line-item veto??

Good point, it seems that a Republican dominated House, Senate, Judiciary, and Executive, isn't enough to stop this kind of nonsense. If a clear majority isn't enough to push a conservative agenda, then what is? The party has clearly lost control at all levels; we should look elsewhere.