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Ummmm, President Bush cannot "present a bill" to Congress or anyone else. He is the Chief Executive and cannot create a bill because that's the job of the legislature. Didja ever take a civics class?-- You know-- 3 branches of government, each with seperate powers because that's the way the founding fathers created the government in the Constitution. Here in Texas, kids study those facts in 7th grade.

LOL I guess some people take things way too literally. I know Bush cannot directly send a bill through congress but just like his campaign items he 'presents' them through a member of congress, normally someone in his party, genius. I guess the 'Bush tax cut' wasn't Bush' then either by your logic

"Ummmm, President Bush cannot "present a bill" to Congress or anyone else. He is the Chief Executive and cannot create a bill because that's the job of the legislature. Didja ever take a civics class?-- You know-- 3 branches of government, each with seperate powers because that's the way the founding fathers created the government in the Constitution. Here in Texas, kids study those facts in 7th grade."

Of course the initial step in the legislative process is the authorship of a bill and its introduction into Congress. Although only a member of Congress can formally introduce a bill, proposals for new laws come from many different sources, which include individual citizens, special-interest groups, newspaper editorials, congressional committees, and yes, even the Executive Branch.

While it is true that the fetal stem cell rules were inducted during the Clinton Administration, that does not exuse President Bush from taking his case against this directly to the American people. Change does not come by means of apathetic leaders, unfortunately.