Bush Veto

The Overturned Medicare Veto: A Good First Step Toward Resolving The Problems Of Privatization

John Geyman | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


John Geyman

Last week's action by Congress to override Bush's veto of the Medicare bill was a landmark step toward reversing the tide of privatization of the program over the last three decades.

Bush Vetoes Bill Stopping Doctors' Medicare Cut

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Congress on Tuesday rejected President Bush's veto of legislation protecting doctors from a 10.6 percent cut in their reimbursement...

Waterboarding Our Sacred Rights

Scott Atran | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics


Scott Atran

Given America's singular military and cultural power in today's world, no less than the future of 250 years of human rights development rests on how this internal American battle over torture is resolved.

McCain: Bush Should Veto Bill Banning Torture

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics


YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said President Bush should veto a measure that would bar the CIA from using...

White House Opposes Mine Safety Bill

Associated Press | Jesse Holland | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics


The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a mine safety bill, saying the new regulations proposed by Democrats would interfere with legislation Pr...

President Pockets Troop Bonuses

Jon Soltz | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

I would hope that every single presidential candidate of both parties would denounce the president for pocket-vetoing legislation that gives our troops the help they need.

Dem Leaders Pressured To Alter War Strategy

Politico | John Bresnahan and Martin Kady II | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, despite their pledges to continue pushing to end the war in Iraq, face growing press...

Bush Threatens To Veto Bill That Bans Torture

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


The House on Thursday approved an intelligence bill that bans the CIA from using waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods....

Sam Stein

Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics


Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation req...

Sam Stein

Bush Veto Could Threaten Food Safety For Millions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


In the wake of a scathing report detailing the dangerously poor state of the Food and Drug Administration, one lawmaker is calling on President Bush t...

George Bush is a Junkie

Will Durst | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics


Will Durst

I'm not kidding, people, the President of the United States has twisted into a veto addict.

Pre-existing Right Wing Condition Called "Cheap Bastardhood" Colors Tomorow's SCHIP Vote

Peter Smith | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


Peter Smith

The real reason the right wing flukes and flakes in the house will derail the effort is because they're cheap bastards.

Nico Pitney

Paul Simon Blasts Bush Over "Heartless" Veto Of Kids' Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


Legendary musician Paul Simon appeared on Capitol Hill today to speak out on President Bush's veto of SCHIP legislation that would dramatically expand...

Out Of Line: Nobel Prize

Mort Gerberg | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


Mort Gerberg

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Why They Hate Us

Sam Sedaei | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

As long as we put the defense of one outlaw state before the defense of our principles, we should expect more terrorism and attacks on our interests regardless of who the next president will be.

Leading '08 Republicans All Back Bush Veto Of Children's Health Care

New York Times | Posted 10.05.2007 | Politics


The four leading Republican presidential candidates have aligned themselves with President Bush's veto on Wednesday of an expanded health insurance pr...

S-CHIP: Today It Gets Personal

Rob Nelb | Posted 10.04.2007 | Politics


Rob Nelb

When Bush said that S-CHIP eligibility levels were too high, I thought of families who caught in the middle of making too much for Medicaid but not enough for private insurance.

SCHIP Costs Too Much!?!?!?!?!

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics


Hale

Maybe we should have included an arms appropriation in the bill. Then Bush would have given it a blank check.

If You Can't Save Children's Health, Then Save Your Breath

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

Don't wave a finger at George W. Bush and tell him he isn't running things now, that his veto is heartless, unless you intend to back that up. Show some fortitude this time.

My Challenge to the President

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics


Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

2007-10-03-familiesusakennedyfp.jpg I ask Bush and the Members in Congress who support his veto: If you don't believe the federal government should support children's health care, how can you in good conscience accept it for your own families?

The Ghost of Karl Rove Haunting The Democrats

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 09.25.2007 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

The MoveOn.org ad was an inadvertent gift to the legacy of Karl Rove that keeps on giving.

Bush Vows To Veto Children's Health Care Bill

Associated Press | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 09.22.2007 | Home


President Bush again called Democrats "irresponsible" on Saturday for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children's health insurance program. "Demo...