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A new record

I’ve often joked that to get the President to sign a bill, just attach it to a spending bill and he’ll sign it. He likes to spend our money. Turns out, this trend is a new record:

Like pardons and executive orders, vetoes are among the cherished privileges of the Oval Office. Ike liked them. So did presidents Truman and Cleveland – and both Roosevelts.
But apparently not George W. Bush. In fact, well into the fifth year of his presidency, he has yet to issue a single veto.

It’s a streak unmatched in modern American history, one that throws into question traditional notions of checks and balances.

Party of smaller government, my ass.

One Response to “A new record”

  1. Stormare Mackee Says:

    Well, given that the GOP run Congress gets its marching orders from the White House, Bush vetoing laws he himself pushed through would be a little bit schizophrenic, wouldn’t it?
    The legislative branch has been subjugated into a rubber stamp of the executive branch, and as soon as Bush gets his nominees to the SCOTUS, the three forks of the government will become a spoon.

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