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.
August 17th, 2005 at 10:11 am
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.