Senate Defies Bush, Approves Highway Bill

AP ^ | 5/17/2005 | JIM ABRAMS,

[katieanna]

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate brushed aside a presidential veto threat Tuesday and passed a $295 billion highway bill, arguing that massive spending on bigger and better roads was necessary to fight congestion and unsafe roadways.

[blaquebyrd]

"See Big Dig in Massachusetts.....

See Universal Health Care for Illegal Immigrants in USA...

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

This is far from a done deal. The bill must be worked out with the House. I am sure the admin. will lean on members there to see that it gets under the spending limit W wants.

This will take time and the judges should be passed by then and so this should not be an issue half-hearted conservatives in the Senate can use to give them an excuse to vote against rule change on judges.

I believe President Bush will veto this bill if it comes to him over the spending limit he set. Yes, he has spent a whole pile of money, so that is not really the issue. But he also puts a lot of weight on his trustworthiness. IMHO.

The Democrat Party delenda est.

[theFIRMbss]

>Those of us in the heavy/highway construction industry are cheering

Those of us who drive
on highways are cheering, too,
if it's spent wisely!

[slowpipe]

A lot of Freepers don't want to compromise their location.

[La Enchiladita]

Sorry, but one way or another there has to be a highways bill. Bicycles are a good alternative to automobile congestion, and so is public transit in large urban areas.

I guess it's okay with everyone here to spend countless billions on building up muslim nations while we suffer potholes.

If you believe in fiscal conservatism, then you must be opposed to all of Bush43's budgets from day one.

[Rodney King]

arguing that massive spending on bigger and better roads was necessary to fight congestion and unsafe roadways.

The President should veto and say that he agrees, so they should send back a bill that cuts out all the stuff that has nothing to do with roads.

[paul51]

The senate republicans spend like a bunch of drunken democrats

[Rodney King]

Those of us in the heavy/highway construction industry are cheering. I think this and defense are about the only ways our government should be spending money.

I'm only for cash payments to cotton farm owners and, if they had them, subsidies to financial consultants.

[ctlpdad]

Good job, you have learned a lot in the last 2 days. Welcome to FR.

[HostileTerritory]

I have this fear that he won't veto the bill unless he's secure that Congress can override his veto and make it purely symbolic.

[Dead Corpse]

I'd be cheering much more loudly if the FAA would loosen up on personal VTOL aircraft like the Moller M400. Then y'all could have to friggin' roadways all to yourselves. I'd be up about a thousand feet during my commute.

[theFIRMbss]

>expecting some of Paris Hilton’s wisdom to rub off on Nichole Ritchie

I'm not gonna throw
a flag on this this time, but
you are on the edge . . .

[inquest]

I like what George Will called this sort of thing:

Aid to Politicians with Dependent Subcontractors.

[Robert_Paulson2]

always remember:
V-E-T-O is a four letter word.

[ctlpdad]

I understand there are plans in the very early planning stages for a project similar to the big dig slated for Chicago. The geology there should make it easier to construct.

[monkeywrench]

Those sound like make-work for the union mob.

[theFIRMbss]

>I'd be up about a thousand feet during my commute

Yeah, right, getting your
feet shredded by some woman
who was ascending

while sipping coffee,
putting on eye shadow and
talking on her cell . . .

[ctlpdad]

I like the concept, but the price might make the Mrs shit a biscuit.

[Dead Corpse]

Better than getting accordioned by the same Beyotch on the ground in her Sucker-mom SUV. At least in the air I've got more space and extra directions to go to avoid a collision.

[theFIRMbss]

>I understand there are plans in the very early planning stages for a project similar to the big dig slated for Chicago. The geology there . . .

I was consulting
downtown when the tunnels burst
under the river

and flooded downtown.
Our building's lowest floor had
carp flopping around!

The combination
of our geology and
our politicians

will make a project
that will repay citizens
as entertainment!