Bush's veto on Iraq survives House vote

**Terri** · #1 05-03-2007, 08:39 AM

By UPI Staff
United Press International
May 3, 2007

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. House voted Wednesday not to override President George W. Bush's veto of a $124 billion supplemental war funding bill.

Despite the efforts of House Democrats before Wednesday's vote, the override fell short of the necessary two-thirds majority. The House voted of 222-203, sustaining the veto, The New York Times said.

Bush had been highly critical of the bill, which came out of conference committee and was passed narrowly by the House last Wednesday. The veto was only the second of his presidency.

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STEELMAN · #2 05-03-2007, 09:24 AM

If the Democrats know Bush is going to veto the bill why waste time writing one that's a dead horse? Is it because they feel they should DO something? Even if it's wrong? Or is it because they like to irritate the president to put him under more pressure. I think the latter may be more true.

qrayjack · #3 05-03-2007, 08:45 PM

The Democrat game plan was to send the president a bill that he would have to veto so they could rush out in front of all those friendly driveby media TV cameras and jabber about it's Bush who is witholding funding from the troops. America may be dumb but we ain't that dumb. It won't fly, and the Dems are bigtime losers here. They've painted themselves into a corner and I just hope the president won't let them off the hook.