It's about time.
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novapsycheHouse Votes to Override Bush’s Veto of Water Projects
Bush is a paper tiger. He needs to be shown that his veto isn't all-powerful, even with this Congress.
The House voted 361 to 54 this evening to override President Bush's veto of a $23 billion water projects bill, apparently sealing Mr. Bush's first defeat in a veto showdown with Congress.
The House tally was well over the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto. And since the Senate voted for the bill by 81 to 12 on Sept. 24, it seems certain that the bill’s supporters will have enough votes in the Senate as well to override the veto, which the president announced last Friday.
If the Senate does vote as expected, this will be the first of Mr. Bush’s five vetoes during his two terms as president to be overridden.
Bush is a paper tiger. He needs to be shown that his veto isn't all-powerful, even with this Congress.