[grebu]

Despite me also being against Campaign Finance (at least which limits free speech 60 days prior to an election), some of you need to see the bigger picture. If Bush vetos the bill, he takes a political hit, especially in the media, and the bill comes back eventually, maybe when a Democrat is in power. Most importantly Bush has an advantage right now of guessing with high confidence what the Supreme Court will do.

If Bush vetos it he takes the chance that the bill will come back when he is no longer in power and that the Supreme Court might not be willing to strike it down - we have no way of knowing what the court will look like in the future but we know now that the chances are good (due to the Buckley v. Valeo decision) that the court will strike down the unconstitution points (ie, limiting freedom of speech 60 days before an election) that conservatives and libertarians find so absurd.

[irishfest]

But you have the President still playing the same old politics game.

What ever happened to standing up and doing what is right simply because it is the right thing to do and not some political calculation??

[ecomcon]

You don't lead with fear. Fear in your heart about what will happen in the future; if this thing or that thing comes to pass; it causes incorrect decisions, because you begin to make decisions with reasoning based on a desire to avoid fearful decisions.

You must do what you know is right. You don't sacrifice your principles to avoid taking a "hit".

Let the pragmatists squirm and conform.

The people want to see righteousness.

[Hank Rearden]

Boy, talk about "drinking the Kool-Aid" - that's the lamest, dumbest excuse for not defending the Constitution I've ever heard! Just pathetic.

Bush is a wimp, he made that clear today. Whether he signed it or not, don't you think the 'Rats will keep pushing this crap? And don't you think they'll push it a lot harder now that they've demonstrated that Bush The Wimp can be rolled?

He took an oath to defend the Constitution, and did the opposite. He's a wimp. And he can jump off a bridge for all I care now; Bush is just another big-government politician, always seeking political gain. He's finished as far as I'm concerned; just another sellout to money and power.

Bush is a Wimp.