WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2007
Bush Vetoes Health And Education Bill
At Same Time, President Signs $40 Billion Increase In Pentagon Budget
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President Bush speaks about the budget to business and community leaders in New Albany, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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He also signed a big increase in the Pentagon's non-war budget although the White House complained it contained "some unnecessary spending."
The president's action was announced on Air Force One as Mr. Bush flew to New Albany, Ind., on the Ohio River across from Louisville, Ky., for a speech criticizing the Democratic-led Congress on its budget priorities.
The White House said the $606 billion education and health was loaded with 2,000 earmarks -- lawmaker-sponsored projects that critics call pork-barrel spending -- which Mr. Bush wants stripped from the bill.
"Some of its wasteful projects include a prison museum, a sailing school taught aboard a catamaran and a Portuguese-as-a-second-language program," the president said. "Congress owes the taxpayers much better than this effort."
It was sixth bill vetoed by Mr. Bush. Congress has overridden his veto only once, on a politically popular water projects measure.
Mr. Bush hammered Democrats for what he called a tax-and-spend philosophy:
"The Congress now sitting in Washington holds this philosophy," Mr. Bush told an audience of business and community leaders. "The majority was elected on a pledge of fiscal responsibility, but so far it's acting like a teenager with a new credit card.
"This year alone, the leadership in Congress has proposed to spend $22 billion more than my budget provides," the president said. "Now, some of them claim that's not really much of a difference. The scary part is, they seem to mean it."
More than any other spending bill, the education and health measure defines the differences between Mr. Bush and majority Democrats. The House fell three votes short of winning a veto-proof margin as it sent the measure to the president.
Rep. David Obey, the Democratic chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, pounced immediately on Mr. Bush's veto.
"This is a bipartisan bill supported by over 50 Republicans," Obey said. "There has been virtually no criticism of its contents. It is clear the only reason the president vetoed this bill is pure politics."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Mr. Bush "again vetoed a bipartisan and fiscally responsible bill that addresses the priorities of the American people: education for our children, assistance in paying skyrocketing energy costs, veterans' health care, and other urgent health research on cancer and other serious medical problems. At the same time, President Bush and his congressional allies demand hundreds of billions of dollars for the war in Iraq -- none of it paid for."
Since winning re-election, Mr. Bush has sought to cut the labor, health and education measure below the prior year level. But lawmakers have rejected the cuts. The budget that Mr. Bush presented in February sought almost $4 billion in cuts to this year's bill.
Democrats responded by adding $10 billion to Mr. Bush's request for the 2008 bill. Democrats say spending increases for domestic programs are small compared with Mr. Bush's pending war request totaling almost $200 billion.
The measure provides:
The $471 billion defense budget gives the Pentagon a 9 percent, $40 billion budget increase. The measure only funds core department operations, omitting Mr. Bush's $196 billion request for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, except for an almost $12 billion infusion for new troop vehicles that are resistant to roadside bombs.
White House press secretary Dana Perino said that while the defense bill included some "unnecessary spending," the president signed it because "it is essential to deliver these funds to our military in a time of war." She said Congress consulted closely with the administration, CBS News White House correspondent Peter Maer reports.
In contrast, Perino said the $606 billion health and education measure vetoed by the president had 2,000 earmarks. The White House said the bill was nearly $10 billion over what the president wanted. Mr. Bush will challenge lawmakers to take out the pork and reduce the overall spending level.
Much of the increase in the defense bill is devoted to procuring new and expensive weapons systems, including $6.3 billion for the next-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, $2.8 billion for the Navy's DD(X) destroyer and $3.1 billion for the new Virginia-class attack submarine.
Huge procurement costs are driving the Pentagon budget ever upward. Once war costs are added in, the total defense budget will be significantly higher than during the typical Cold War year, even after adjusting for inflation.
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See all 190 CommentsIt will be a great day in history.
He is a pathetic little man.
You irresponsible hypocritical little prick. You throw away hundreds of billions of dollars away (much of it skimmed off by you and your fellow crooks like Cheney) on a war for profit with Iraq and now you think you have the balls to claim others are wasting money? Well go to hell Bush. Go straight to hell. Do not pass GO and keep your lying POS hands off from OUR money and the lives of OUR troops you worthless piece of cr*ap!!
On second thought come here, so I can bend over and have you kiss my brown hole!
He WASTED $500 BILLION (so far) on a needless War based on LIES. He gave massive tax cuts to the filthy rich, driving up the national debt.
Will SOMEONE PLEASE IMPEACH BUSH and CHENEY so we can send these Murdreous Thug War Criminals to JAIL where they belong?!?!?!!?
Let Bush veto Education and Health, Health Care for kids, ending the War ... those actions just about guarantee a win for the Democrats across the board in ''08. I wonder how the Republicans in Congress REALLY feel about these vetoes.
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And the president was appointed by the supream court, which was like gaving a 3 year old a gun!
The Emperor, as always, believes that it is more important to "support the troops" (as well as Blackwater, KBR, Halliburton, etc.) than it is to spend money on the citizens of the USSA. He feels the masses in the USSA make money enough to afford health care and education without any help from the government.
Of course, the Emperor could care less about the poor, feeling that if they want the government to pay for health care and education, they should join the military and get the health care and educational benefits they get (which isn''t much!).
LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR BUSH II''S "COMPASSION" FOR HIS SUBJECTS!!!
SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!
mudrose is a clear reference to the part of his anatomy where his head is lodged.
There''s always enough money for war but never enough to invest in this country. Bu$h and his Republican rubber-stampers are determined to bankrupt this country with record deficit spending and a war without end.
And the president was appointed by the supream court, which was like gaving a 3 year old a gun!
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Hahahahaha! Well said!
Posted by matvei1107 at 12:20 PM : Nov 13, 2007
I would 2nd that, but a quick death from being shot would be too good for Bush. I want him to live so long that anyone who cares about him (can''t be more then 2 or 3 people) have died before him so he''s all alone. I want him to live to be very old, but with a horrible case of arthritis that makes every waking moment pure agony. I want him to live long enough to where he needs an illegal alien named Juan to change his sh*itty diapers. then, after years and years of loneliness, agony and humiliation, I want him to have a crushingly painful heart attack and then roast forever in whatever form of hell he believes in.
And even that would be too good for this as*shole.......
These ISRAEL FIRST Republican Senators are all up for Reelection in 08. Ask them how much Israel influences their vote on Iraq? Also, ask them how much US DEFENSE CONTRACTORS influence their votes in needless defense spending. These sell out America for Israel traitors and sell out America for the US MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX are listed below:
Lamar (GW BUSH) Alexander - (R - TN)
Wayne (GW BUSH) Allard - (R - CO)
Saxby (GW BUSH) Chambliss - (R - GA)
Thad (GW BUSH) Cochran - (R - MS)
Norm (GW BUSH) Coleman - (R - MN)
Susan (GW BUSH) Collins - (R - ME)
John (GW BUSH) Cornyn - (R - TX)
Larry (GW BUSH) Craig - (R - ID)
Elizabeth (GW BUSH) Dole - (R - NC)
Michael (GW BUSH) Enzi - (R - WY)
Lindsey (GW BUSH) Graham - (R - SC)
James (GW BUSH) Inhofe - (R - OK)
Mitch (GW BUSH) McConnell - (R - KY)
Pat (GW BUSH) Roberts - (R - KS)
Jeff (GW BUSH) Sessions - (R - AL)
Gordon (GW BUSH) Smith - (R - OR)
Ted (GW BUSH) Stevens - (R - AK)
John (GW BUSH) Sununu - (R - NH)
He almost ruined the education tax system in Texas when he was governor. He gave a 1 billion dollar State property tax exemption, which literally launched him as a hero! There was much cheer by property tax owners. By God, they were getting tax relief!
The trouble with that, the average homeowner got maybe a $100 relief from their property taxes, whereas the richer finer home owners got thousands of dollars in tax relief. And then, in the end, education still had to be paid for.
This left the local taxing authorites who were already having to raise local property taxes to cover the cost of building more schools, to make up the difference in state funding, and thus local property taxes rose sky high. This cost many farmers and small ranchers to have to sell out to big money developers at cheap cost because the market was flooded.
It was all a political hoax! Do you see the game plan here?
Never EVER believe in anyone who says they are going to reduce your taxes! IT''S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
Posted by jerryomara at 12:58 PM : Nov 13, 2007
I think that honor goes to leftwing, bedwetting libs, like yourself. When you were in Vietnam (like we all believe that), were you shot in the head? I''m just trying to account for your obvious mental vacancy.
Weren''t you the ****** who took the opportunity to post a fraudulent slam against president Reagan in the O''Connor/Alzheimers story? I think it was.
HEY BUSH WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU YOU MOTH. *** ..
BUSH I THINK YOU''RE FROM HELL.. AND YOU''LL BE THERE SOME DAY IN THE GOD JUDGEMENT.. I''LL VOTE FOR THAT HOW SOUNDS THAT FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY BUSH..?
everyone not on the far right knows that bush plowed this country into the ground. it bring me great joy to know that the real result of the bush administrations power grab will be the clintons back in charge and more powerful than ever with greatly expanded powers (thanks cheny) and a solid majority in both houses.
it looks bad now but the clintons will have the country back on track by the middle of the first term
8 more years! 8 more years!
He is a pathetic little man.
Posted by leftyintexas at 01:13 PM : Nov 13, 2007
But...but...but it must be true! Bill Orally and Rush Limbaugh told him so!!!
;-)
Someone needs to take thus guys crayons away from him and put him in a padded cell--who the devil does he think he''s fooling?? Only his stupid little self.
Their majority was elected to get your lying A S S out of Washington Bushie.
Signof4--isn''t it funny how we can all tell who and who hasn''t served in the military? ie: vietnam?? They''re usually the ones who don''t believe anyone was there.
Quit being so harsh on George. He has to protect the tax cuts for people with millions and billions in the bank so they can invest in China. Now the Republicans billionaires and millionaires can enslave the poor Chinese and create a permanent unclass of workers who are "just happy to have any job" in America.
The Republican way.....just makes you think of what Jesus would do.....and they make so many gullible Americans "believe" when they convulse and "Praise the Lord."
For me though, they exemplify the quote in the Book of James, "Faith without works is dead faith, even the demons believe in Jesus."
Posted by matvei1107 at 12:20 PM : Nov 13, 2007
I would 2nd that, but a quick death from being shot would be too good for Bush. I want him to live so long that anyone who cares about him (can''''t be more then 2 or 3 people) have died before him so he''''s all alone. I want him to live to be very old, but with a horrible case of arthritis that makes every waking moment pure agony. I want him to live long enough to where he needs an illegal alien named Juan to change his sh*itty diapers. then, after years and years of loneliness, agony and humiliation, I want him to have a crushingly painful heart attack and then roast forever in whatever form of hell he believes in.
And even that would be too good for this as*shole.......
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Posted by SgtRDS at 12:27 PM : Nov 13, 2007
Sounds like a plan to ME!!!!!!
Posted by matvei1107 at 12:20 PM : Nov 13, 2007
I would 2nd that, but a quick death from being shot would be too good for Bush. I want him to live so long that anyone who cares about him (can''''t be more then 2 or 3 people) have died before him so he''''s all alone. I want him to live to be very old, but with a horrible case of arthritis that makes every waking moment pure agony. I want him to live long enough to where he needs an illegal alien named Juan to change his sh*itty diapers. then, after years and years of loneliness, agony and humiliation, I want him to have a crushingly painful heart attack and then roast forever in whatever form of hell he believes in.
And even that would be too good for this as*shole.......
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Posted by SgtRDS at 12:27 PM : Nov 13, 2007
Sounds like a plan to ME!!!!!! :)
And even that would be too good for this as*shole.......
MY FRIEND THIS IS THE BEST SIDE HE DESERVE..
I THINK THE REST OF HIS ETERNITY IN HELL PAIN AND AGONY AND HUMILIATION.. IS MORE BETTER....
Posted by RowdyTexan2 at 01:24 PM : Nov 13, 2007
And my only dream is that I out live him, just so I get the honor of pis*sing on his grave..........
NOT FOR SO LONG ... THAT''S WHY THE 3RD. WORLD WAR IS VERY NEAR
non muslims of the world unite,,, fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside,,,
I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770
Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm
Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan
the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/
Let this idiot go down into the ashbin of history where he belongs.
Whining isn''t just for jet engines. Republicans are the whiniest, complainingest bunch of crooks ever! It''s all they do...along with waging illegal wars.
I just have to ask the obvious. Is this man kidding? Has he EVER looked in the mirror when he makes these patently stupid comments? And personally, I''d rather have a tax and spend politician than a steal and spend one. At least with a tax and spender you actually stand a chance of seeing some return on the investment someday. There''s no chance of a return on investment when your taxes have been stolen, spent, and stuffed into some corrupt politicians pockets. There''s only future bills, for the rubes who got fleeced in the first place, to pay again and again. It''s fraud Virginia, and it''s a felony. Do the American taxpayers have a clue about what is actually going on here?
If this man weren''t in such a serious, and dangerous position, his endless whining and cajoling would be funny. He''s the one who''s been spending like a drunken sailor with a credit card with a ten trillion dollar credit limit! Clearly, there are no military "costs" he''s willing to reign in, but everything else is "on the table" for cost cutting. This is the foundation of fascism, when all other things fall by the wayside in favor of war and war spending. When war and war industry is all you have, and the government is in bed with said industry, you have fascism. And that is where we are.
Posted by RowdyTexan2 at 01:24 PM : Nov 13, 2007
And my only dream is that I out live him, just so I get the honor of pis*sing on his grave..........
Hahahahaha! ^5
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