Only now does Obama pull out the veto pen !

[Max2147]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Ill be the first to admit that some of these programs may have been bloated perhaps even unecessary but to veto the entire bill?

There was no problem finding 10's of billions to bail out failing banks and 'stimulate' the economy.

By the way any of you feeling stimulated?

The economic data released recently was better than expected, so something's working. The recession will end soon enough. When it does the Dems will say it was all Obama's stimulus package, and the GOP will say it was just the cyclical nature of the economy. As with all things like that, it'll be a combo of both.

As far as the defense spending bill, there's a huge difference between threatening to veto a bill that's being debated and actually vetoing it. It's also not like the military won't get funded if he vetoes it - they'll just send him another package to sign, hopefully without the F-22's and alternate F-35 engines (which is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard).