[The 1st President Bush set a record for the most vetoes in a single term; he vetoed 27 bills. The current president Bush has set a record for the fewest number of vetoes.]
Bush's first presidential veto; no pictures, please By Tim Grieve Salon.com 14:57 EDT, July 19, 2006 http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/19/veto/index.html As promised, George W. Bush has just vetoed legislation that would have expanded federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. It was the first veto of his presidency, but Bush held no ceremony, and press photographers were barred from the event. Could it be because the stem cell legislation is popular with the American people -- and because Democrats might relish having a photo or two of Bush vetoing it for their campaign ads come November? Tony Snow says no. Photographers weren't allowed in because the president "doesn't feel it's appropriate," Snow said. "He's signing a veto." ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 antunes at uh dot edu Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
