—it’s about seven years too late—
—it’s about seven years too late—
Amen to that.
Horse gone.
Barn door open.
Connect the dots.
Asrtronomical spending and no vetos to limit spending.
That is the real Bush “compassionate conservative” legacy.
He was a rollover for the Republican congress when they set new records on spending, pork projects and earmarks.
Now he is concerned about earmarks?
He is a little late to the party.
As of last July, President Bush ranked second amonng all presidents as serving the longest without exercising Presidential authority to veto Congressional legislation.
His first veto was in July, 2006 to lift funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.
His second veto in May, 2007 was for the Iraq spending bill but he did not veto it to limit spending - he vetoed it because of the congressional timeline on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
Here is an interesting article on his veto (or non-veto) record:
Bush Veto Action Sets 200 Year Record
By Charles Babington
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 20, 2006
http://uspolitics.about.com/b/2006/03/23/bush-veto-action-sets-200-year-record.htm