Look, he is betting on 2 of three. A veto, does not kill the bill, Declarative unconstitutionality does. failing that, he is looking at WINNING in 02, and passing Judges and laws that are conservative.I know, your monniker denotes diminished mental capacities (j/k!) but try to think THROUGH the issue.
How much coverage have the media given to the 30/60 day rule? Just about none that I've noticed. If Bush had gone on TV and vetoed the bill, publically exposing this 'stealth' legislation, that would have pretty well killed it.
As for declarative unconstitutionality, the Supreme Court declared the "Gun Free School Zones Act" unconstitutional and yet it was passed again as statute by a 98-0 vote in the Senate that people are oddly willing to forget about.