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Dose of Durst

George Bush vetoed the torture ban bill, reinforcing his reputation as not a divider, but a waterboarding uniter....

Posted by Justin Krebs on March 11, 2008 1:52 PM

Tags: Bush Durst humor torture veto water-boarding
Another Veto Coming?

In Bush's final year, it's good to know he's thinking about his legacy. As The New York Times reports: The Senate voted 51 to 45 on Wednesday afternoon to ban waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods used by the Central...

Posted by Justin Krebs on February 13, 2008 2:29 PM

Tags: torture veto
Priorities

The President is really getting a hang of that veto pen: President Bush today vetoed a bill that would have provided $150.7 billion for education, health care, job training and other domestic programs. Dana Perino, the White House press secretary,...

Posted by Justin Krebs on November 13, 2007 10:29 AM

Tags: Bush domestic spending Iraq military spending priorities veto
The First Override

It looks like Bush, for the first time in his Presidency, is going to be told by Congress that he won't get what he wants. Sure some proposals have been shelved and a handful of nominees blocked (though many of...

Posted by Justin Krebs on November 7, 2007 6:37 AM

Tags: Bush Congress override veto
Make Him Veto

We bash them when they don't stand up, so let's applaud them when they show some conviction. The Senate has passed the children's health bill...the one Bush vetoed already...and probably will again. The 64-to-30 vote, coming one week after the...

Posted by Justin Krebs on November 2, 2007 7:14 AM

Tags: Bush SCHIP Senate veto
Healthcare for Children

Congress showed us some spine: they passed SCHIP again, defying the almost inevitable threat of a veto. It's not about changing the President's mind. It's about keeping the issue on the radar of the American public long enough to change...

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 26, 2007 9:34 AM

Tags: Bush Children's health Congress SCHIP veto
If At First You Don't Succeed...

Nancy Pelosi is going to return to the fight for children's health -- according to Think Progress, SCHIP will be reintroduced tomorrow. It's good for progressives to be willing to go down fighting. What has frustrated so many of us...

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 25, 2007 7:45 AM

Tags: Congress Families USA Nancy Pelosi SCHIP veto video
No More Photo Ops

Another smart, fun video on Bush's decision to block healthcare for children. Well-made, inexpensive, sharp, funny, viral videos might be the key to achieving an override. Take action to beat the Bush veto and expand healthcare opportunities for children....

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 4, 2007 11:39 AM

Tags: Bush SCHIP take action veto video
Worst President Ever

More proof that the President is just bad. President Bush, in a confrontation with Congress, on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children's health insurance. Working Assets will have more of a response and an opportunity...

Posted by Justin Krebs on October 3, 2007 8:10 AM

Tags: Bush SCHIP veto
Veto

It's sad how unsurprising it was for Bush to veto a bill promoting scientific research. The third veto of his Presidency, and the second preventing valuable work with stem cells, took place with such little fanfare...we knew it was coming....

Posted by Justin Krebs on June 20, 2007 10:04 PM

Tags: stem cells veto
Mark Fiore: Veto Accomplished - Featured Cartoon

He may not be able to deliver a victory, a mission, a vision, a sense of security, a real strategy, an exit plan...but boy, can Bush declare "Veto Accomplished!" Today's featured cartoon animates a President who is already his...

Posted by Justin Krebs on May 3, 2007 5:07 AM

Tags: Bush Fiore veto
Veto...Where Do We Go Now?

"The next step to ending the war isn't to give in, but to step up the pressure on the President." - Senator Russ Feingold Americans agree that it's time to end the war. But we don't yet agree what to...

Posted by Justin Krebs on May 2, 2007 4:48 PM

Tags: Feingold Iraq veto
Rally

There are some days when Americans need to speak out. Yesterday, on the 4th anniversary of his famous Top Gun strut beneath the banner "Mission Accomplished," President Bush made a move to assert he's still the top gun: he...

Posted by Justin Krebs on May 2, 2007 8:06 AM

Tags: Bush Iraq rally veto
"Trumped Up Political Stunt," She Says With No Trace of Irony...

Congress is sending a timetable for withdrawal to the President, and he has made clear his intentions to veto it. It's no accident that this exercise in the balance of powers occurs on May 1st, four years after Bush...

Posted by Justin Krebs on May 1, 2007 11:46 AM

Tags: Bush Iraq mission accomplished veto
Nothing Wrong With a Veto

Congress is submitting to the President a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq -- because it is their responsibility to represent the will of the American people, who want to see some change in our disastrous Occupation. And President Bush has...

Posted by Justin Krebs on April 24, 2007 6:12 AM

Tags: Iraq veto war funding

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