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On the Right on Sunday, May 25, 2008 3:58:40 AM
In a stunning vote that illustrated President Bush's diminished standing, the Senate on Thursday ignored his veto threat and added tens of billions of dollars for veterans and the unemployed to his Iraq war spending bill.
Bush has promised to veto the Iraq spending if it exceeds his request. He has enough GOP support in the House to sustain a veto.
But the spectacle of 25 Senate Republicans abandoning the White
House and voting to extend jobless benefits by 13 weeks and boost the
GI Bill to provide veterans enough money to pay for a four-year
education at a public institution made it plain that Bush's influence
is waning.
''He has no political capital left,'' said Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah.
No wonder Congressional approval is at 18% [lower than the President's].
I guess the Republicans want to get one spending frenzy in before the 2008 election. Then the Democrats get in and we will see so much more spending, and increased taxes. Wait and see how many Republicans lose in '08, and then listen to them wonder why this happened.