[PsyOp]

Too bad weaked spined Bush could not veto it. But, then he wouldn't want to piss off his socialist friend Fat Teddy Kennedy.

Hey, Retired Army, you need to look at what Bush did as an area-denial operation. It was well known to the cabinet that this was going to be challenged by the Senator, and that it stood little chance of standing up under court scrutiny. If he had vetoed it, Fat Teddy and Damned Daschle would have a field-day with issue in the upcomming election, not to mention McCain. By signing it he took the issue away from them. Why fall on your sword for something that will be struck down anyway? Is that a sound military strategy? No. And neither is it a sound political strategy.

The corollary to Clauswitz famous axiom is that "politics is war by alternate means." You win not just by standing your ground, but by choosing the right ground to stand on. Keep the faith.

From a fellow former Army Maverick.

[RetiredArmy]

There is too much of this giving in to them. They are getting nearly 2/3rds of everything they want as Bush gives in on issue after issue to keep moving along. At some point, average Joe who does not keep up with this stuff as closely as we news junkies do, will say, well heck, things are fine as they are let's just keep it this way and we are stuck with the communist senate. No, do not compromise your principles. You have to stand for something. If you keep giving away, away, away, then you have no sound principles to build anything on.

[itsahoot]

It was well known to the cabinet that this was going to be
challenged by the Senator, and that it stood little chance of
standing up under court scrutiny.

I notice you don't try to gurantee NO chance.

There is a great chance however that W will lose credibility
with his base, without which he will not be relected, unless
of course he continues to run on the democrat platform.

[M.K. Borders]

Absoulutly correct! Veto this bill and we would be facing it next year, and the year after, etc. This bill is how McCain stays relevent. Now it's gone. Whats he going to do now, take down Christians and the NRA? Hope he trys.