[Phantom Lord]

I still believe Bush signed McCain-Feingold because he and his advisors thought it was what the American people wanted and Bush and his advisor further thought that without question the Supreme Court would strike it down as an unconstitutional violation of the 1st amendment.

I sided with the right thing to do from the beginning. Vetoing it.

[Hank Rearden]

I still believe Bush signed McCain-Feingold because he and his advisors thought it was what the American people wanted and Bush and his advisor further thought that without question the Supreme Court would strike it down as an unconstitutional violation of the 1st amendment.

Exactly. Instead of being a principled leader saying "This nonsense is vetoed the instant it hits my desk!", he was true to his professional-politician nature - pandering for votes and hoping the courts would save American liberty.

Weaselly, in other words. And we all lost because of his lack of principles and backbone.