Well said. I argued the same thing yesterday about CFR. A veto only ensures it keeps coming back year after year, it gets used continuously as an issue, and McCain keeps getting face time with the press. By signing it and ensuring it dies in the court, he has driven a wooden stake through the heart of the issue. I said it before and I will say it again: Those who really want to see the end of CFR know Bush has done what he needs to do to effectively kill it and should be applauding him. Those who are complaining the loudest aren't really against CFR but just wish to use this issue to bash Bush.
Though I am not completely convinced of it, Bush
may have made a smart
political decision. But the fact remains that this bill attacks the Constitution in a way that few bills have in recent history.
No, Bush was wrong. No one can be certain that the Supreme Court will even hear this bill. No one nows what will happen. Two years from now, National Right to Life and Christian Coalition may not be able to mention the name of a candidate 60 days before a general election.