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President Bush Starts Major Fight With Congress

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Heh. Impoundment II, the sequel. Anyone remember Prezident R. M. Nixon? This could be fun to watch.

If it is handled properly, it will cause much foaming by dems. If the supremes buy it, it could be a real amusing constitutional tar baby for W's sucessors.

Posted by N guard 2008-01-30 04:47|| 2008-01-30 04:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds to me like it's on solid Constitutional grounds. If Congress didn't vote on it, there's no authority to disperse the money.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2008-01-30 05:42|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2008-01-30 05:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, it's too much trouble to get Congress to vote on such things. All members of Congress use this ability to deal out pork to the home districts. It's corrupt, but there is no incentive to reform.

Posted by gromky 2008-01-30 06:33|| 2008-01-30 06:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Rob I think you are right. Plus can anyone imagine a congressman or senator voting to overturn this? LOL!

Might be the best thing he's ever done.

Posted by Icerigger 2008-01-30 07:03|| coonlakebeach.com]">[coonlakebeach.com] 2008-01-30 07:03|| Front Page Top

#5 1 - Congress can bitch and throw a fit. Seems Nancy and Harry did that last year with limited effect.

2 - Congress can sue in the court and lose, ending the discussion for now and for ever.

3 - Congress and the President and dicker for the next year on what is important and real important, Congresscritter by Congresscritter.

Given that Mr. Bush knows how things are done in the beltway, I suspect that while the EO will curtail the execution of non-voted projects, the White House will send a memo or two out to the Departments to make some of these happen after some vote buying and swapping come the next 10 months. Lame duck indeed. Those who squeal the loudest are the ones most dependent upon the trough. That becomes POWER.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-01-30 08:16|| 2008-01-30 08:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Day late and a dollar short.

Posted by danking70 2008-01-30 16:38|| 2008-01-30 16:38|| Front Page Top

#7 RIAN > BUSH NO LONGER WANTS TO REARRANGE THE WORLD.

ALso from RIAN > STOCK MARKET CRISIS [US] - NO END IN SIGHT; + RUSSIA TO REARRANGE TROOPS DUE TO US MISSLE SHIELD [Kaliningrad Region] + NICE CRUISE - PITY ABOUT THE PROPAGANDA. Russ Atlantic NAVEX, resurgent geopol ambitions not on par with reality

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-30 21:27|| 2008-01-30 21:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Forgot to add KOMMERSANT > GAZPROM: NEW RUSSIAN WEAPON. Excerpts on soon-to-be-released new book on GAZPROM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-30 21:29|| 2008-01-30 21:29|| Front Page Top

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