Nonsense. It doesn't make any sense to obsess on this little nitpick.
He DID make it clear that a timetable was unacceptable. That there was irrelevant pork in the bill is indeed yet another problem with it. To call attention to it is just fine.
He was on a roll today. He's at his best when he's aggressive. Let's hope he keeps it up.
Have you been paying attention to the media at all since oh, about late 2003? What do you think the media framing of this veto is going to be at large?
Do you really think its going to be Bush stands ground on war? Or is it going to be Bush hypocrite on pork spending? I can almost guarantee the second framing which would not even be possible without him personally mentioning it will get huge play now. Poor move.