[kabar]

And why would the Reps go along with giving Obama more power? Obama could use the threat of line item vetos to push his agenda. Stupid given who occupies the WH.

[dirtboy]

And why would the Reps go along with giving Obama more power?

Maybe because that power could later belong to a GOP president? The GOP gave Clinton line-item veto power (that eventually got overturned by SCOTUS).

A line item veto on budget items should be a good thing to conservatives.