Skip to comments.
Bush Threatens to Veto Democrats' Bills
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| March 18, 2007
| JIM ABRAMS
Posted on 03/18/2007 10:22:55 AM PDT by FairOpinion
The president with the fewest vetoes in more than a century, George W. Bush is poised to make up for lost time as congressional Democrats move legislation the White House says is unacceptable.
In the past week alone the White House threatened to veto House bills dealing with presidential records and protection for whistle-blowers, and a defeated Senate bill that would have set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq.
The White House also warned that a war-spending bill the House will take up this coming week would face a veto because it contains Iraq withdrawal language.
Since Democrats took over Congress in January the White House has put out 22 position papers on major bills before Congress; of these, nine contain veto threats aimed at the bills or provisions in them.
In all of 2006, when Republicans ran Capitol Hill, the White House issued 61 such policy statements, with only seven veto threats. Several were reminders not to exceed or tamper with spending ceilings; two were aimed at spending bills that had wording, later removed, that would have eased U.S. penalties against Cuba.
In July, Bush issued the only veto of his presidency, killing a bill on the use of federal money for stem cell research. The veto stuck when the House failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to override it.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; congress; democrats; veto
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40 next last
The only weapons against the Democrats is the filibuster in the Senate and presidential veto.
It is very dangerous to have the Dems in power -- just imagine what they WILL do, if we have a Dem president and a filibuster proof Dem Senate.
To: FairOpinion
I doubt if he has the guts but we will see.
2
posted on
03/18/2007 10:27:32 AM PDT
by
fish hawk
(The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
To: fish hawk
Keeping my fingers crossed.
3
posted on
03/18/2007 10:30:23 AM PDT
by
bikerman
(If guns cause crime then spoons cause Rosie to be fat and stupid.)
To: FairOpinion
4
posted on
03/18/2007 10:31:43 AM PDT
by
KoRn
(FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT!)
To: fish hawk
If the dems win it all in 2008, then we may never see another Republican Government. With the momentum of the dem's takeover of the news media, and threats to silence all opposition, another dem win would be tantamount to an American "coup".
They've been wounded with all of the Republican victories since the mid-90's, and if they get total power again, they're likely to "win-proof" the government to any other entity.
The liberal trek toward a commie/socialist government will be fully underway at that point.
Then again, we may just whip there asses again... ;)
5
posted on
03/18/2007 10:32:40 AM PDT
by
FrankR
(Fred Thompson...America's best great hope.....)
To: FairOpinion
Don't just threaten...DO IT! Show us you have the guts to buck the dems. PLEASE!
6
posted on
03/18/2007 10:35:24 AM PDT
by
Cricket24
(ULTRA PATRIOT!!)
To: fish hawk
He won't hesistate to veto defeatist idiocy coming out of Congress. I'm totally confident.
7
posted on
03/18/2007 10:37:25 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Attack Iran NOW!)
To: fish hawk
I doubt if he has the guts but we will see. Oh, Bush doesn't lack in that area ... constantly extending a hand to the 'Rats and the MSM to curry favor hasn't and won't work ... ever. Bush has to start playing smash mouth football with these clowns ... it's the only thing they understand. Maybe Bush won't role over this time and actually veto a 'Rat bill.
8
posted on
03/18/2007 10:37:39 AM PDT
by
BluH2o
To: FairOpinion
Dammit George, JUST DO IT!!! Threats don't mean a thing.
9
posted on
03/18/2007 10:42:11 AM PDT
by
Ole Okie
To: FairOpinion
Most of the Democrats' bills won't make it past the Senate. Those that do will die from a presidential veto.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
10
posted on
03/18/2007 10:42:39 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Most of the Democrats' bills won't make it past the Senate. Even if the senate passed it, the bills still have to pass through committee, and then a compromise bill has to pass both houses before it reaches the president. I don't see the Dems winning much. They don't have the votes.
11
posted on
03/18/2007 10:48:21 AM PDT
by
MaestroLC
("Let him who wants peace prepare for war."--Vegetius, A.D. Fourth Century)
To: FairOpinion
I'm happy to hear this, but like most others am disappointed it took a Dem takeover to get to this.
To: SolidWood
I thought the saem thing about CFR. Look where we are now.
To: FairOpinion
He gave them plenty when they were the minority.
I doubt he will veto. It is not in tune to the "new tone" ignoramous strategy.
14
posted on
03/18/2007 11:05:31 AM PDT
by
lormand
(Michael Wiener - the tough talking populist moron, who claims to be a Conservative)
To: FairOpinion
He will only veto bills that hurt open border globalism or stops the North American Union!
15
posted on
03/18/2007 11:20:01 AM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto)
To: FairOpinion
It is very dangerous to have the Dems in power -- just imagine what they WILL do, if we have a Dem president and a filibuster proof Dem Senate.
Exactly. And if America elects Rudy, we WILL have a Dem president!!!
Glad to see you comin' around.
16
posted on
03/18/2007 11:20:40 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(If Reagan were still with us, he'd ask us to "win one more for the Gipper, vote for Duncan Hunter!")
To: FairOpinion
I bet he will defend America's borders, culture, and language - and veto Ted Kennedy's upcoming illegal-alien-amnesty and 3rd-world-migration-explosion bill.
Just kidding.
17
posted on
03/18/2007 11:24:50 AM PDT
by
RodgerD
(Amnesty for 20 Million = de facto Mexico Merger = end of the USA = Treason)
To: FairOpinion
![](http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0720/csmimg/p2a.gif)
Why did they say "vetoes"? As far as I know there has been only one.
18
posted on
03/18/2007 11:30:49 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: lormand
If it happens it would have to be classified as a modern day "miracle".
19
posted on
03/18/2007 11:30:51 AM PDT
by
mulligan
To: FairOpinion
Did Georgie grow some conjones in the last few days? Or is he through kissing the Mexican President's ass long enough to notice that he might disagree with the demonrats' agenda to make the USA the USSA???
20
posted on
03/18/2007 11:32:08 AM PDT
by
texson66
("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson