Thursday, May 22, 2008

Congress overrides Bush veto!

Finally! I think this has only happened once before in almost 8 years, so we were due for this!

Today, Congress enacted a major bill covering farm issues and programs for the working poor - overriding a typically asinine Bush veto. The House approved the bill 316 to 108, then the Senate passed it by a smashing 82 to 13.

Not all of the bill becomes law, because Washington clerks made a printing error that left out an important section on international food aid and trade. (Republicans blamed the Democrats for this mistake, even though it was the Republicans' own damn fault.) Hopefully there'll be a chance to clear that up.

(Source: http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/3bd8c870-www.wlos.com.shtml)

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