No the journalist did not mess up, you did, you need to read the whole story to get the context:
The White House budget office, in a statement released Wednesday, said senior advisers would recommend that the president veto the bill if the current compensation system was altered. "Our current deficit projections necessitate strict adherence to fiscal discipline," it said.
From this para, we can safely deduce that Bush himself said nothing about a veto, senior advisors in the Bush budget office said they would recommend one. Get a grip on reality.
Please reread post #27, especially the parts in red.
Whether or not GW vetoes this bill may be fodder for those that either believe they deserve more money or those that think the government is spending too much. All I know is that having served my country for 30 years it has been my honor to set an example to the rest of the nation. If it means this disabled vet is not to get more MONEY so be it. I already live on 24k a year, getting another 10k a year will not make me happier.