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Line-Item Veto Draws Sen. Byrd's Scorn ["an offensive slap at Congress."......]
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Posted on 05/02/2006 10:18:04 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

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1 posted on 05/02/2006 10:18:06 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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Why would the biggest pork-barrelin, ear-markin, KKK robe wearing senator that ever walked the halls of congress have a problem with line item veto power?
2 posted on 05/02/2006 10:23:04 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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A proposal to restore a scaled-back version of the line-item veto authority for presidents drew withering scorn Tuesday from the dean of the Senate, who called it "an offensive slap at Congress."

Byrd, with his pork projects, is an offensive slap at the budgetary process.

3 posted on 05/02/2006 10:23:36 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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I used to favor the line item veto, but with Presidente Bush asking for "comprehensive" immigration reform, I am changing my mind.


4 posted on 05/02/2006 10:23:52 AM PDT by kerryusama04 (Isa 8:20)
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To: Sub-Driver

Your WSJ link automatically votes Yes for the people who click it to get to the poll. Did you do that on purpose?

Here's a link to the poll pre-vote.

http://discussions.wsj.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=wsjvoices&nav=messages&msg=3877


5 posted on 05/02/2006 10:27:49 AM PDT by kenth
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..and then he calmly unfolded his sheet and paraded around the room, occasionally wiping drool from his now pucker mouth, so very proud of himself
Do yourself a favor Senator, go slap Cynthia McKinney across the butt, just for old times sake.


Doogle
6 posted on 05/02/2006 10:29:24 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF...8th TFW...Ubon Thailand...428thMMS..."69"...Night Line Delivery...AMMO!!)
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..and then he calmly unfolded his sheet and paraded around the room, occasionally wiping drool from his now pucker mouth, so very proud of himself
Do yourself a favor Senator, go slap Cynthia McKinney across the butt, just for old times sake.


Doogle
7 posted on 05/02/2006 10:29:38 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF...8th TFW...Ubon Thailand...428thMMS..."69"...Night Line Delivery...AMMO!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sorry Sub-Driver, that post was supposed to be on another thread. LOL. I think that's the first time I've ever done that. I know it won't be the last.


8 posted on 05/02/2006 10:29:46 AM PDT by kenth
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It's about time somebody slapped them, not that it will do any good.


9 posted on 05/02/2006 10:38:07 AM PDT by ravingnutter
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Yes, better Congress be given an offensive kick in the backside instead!


10 posted on 05/02/2006 10:39:21 AM PDT by DTogo (I haven't left the GOP, the GOP left me.)
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Wasn't the Senator for it before he was agin' it? Oh, my bad. That was Effinkerry not Byrd.


11 posted on 05/02/2006 10:42:06 AM PDT by WideGlide (That light at the end of the tunnel might be a muzzle flash.)
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To: Dixie Yooper
an offensive slap



As opposed to what?

Oh that's right. The clucking Kluxer is known for making weird distinctions......like white n***er and black n***er.



(Maybe he's one of those spank-freaks....just sayin' is all.)
12 posted on 05/02/2006 10:46:50 AM PDT by macamadamia
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I used to favor the line item veto, but with Presidente Bush asking for "comprehensive" immigration reform, I am changing my mind.

???????

13 posted on 05/02/2006 10:48:45 AM PDT by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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I would like to see line item veto power for any Republican President, and make it against the law for any democrat President to sign anything.


14 posted on 05/02/2006 10:59:06 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: kerryusama04
Yep -you stick to one issue only routine - never mind how much good this do.

My way or the highway...

15 posted on 05/02/2006 11:03:56 AM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time," Lincoln)
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To: Dixie Yooper
I would like to see line item veto power for any Republican President, and make it against the law for any democrat President to sign anything.

sounds right to me

16 posted on 05/02/2006 11:06:08 AM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time," Lincoln)
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To: trebb

Now that I read the whole thing, I guess that doesn't make any sense. Sending individual line items back for an up or down vote is a very good thing. Woops. That'll teach me the FReep while working. Well, maybe not.


17 posted on 05/02/2006 11:06:59 AM PDT by kerryusama04 (Isa 8:20)
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Can't think of a group that needs an offensive slap more than the U.S. Senate.

...followed up by a good, healthy, bitch-slap.

18 posted on 05/02/2006 11:09:43 AM PDT by paddles
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It would be a shame if he doesn't get the federal government to pay for a 200 foot high statue of himself to be set on West Virgina's highest mountain. His greatest gift of all to his constituents.
19 posted on 05/02/2006 11:09:52 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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line item veto.......you bet




democrat President.........sh-sh-shiver!
20 posted on 05/02/2006 11:10:47 AM PDT by macamadamia
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