BernieHund: The Political Watchdog

This is short and sweet.  The House and Senate voted for The Farm Bill.  Bush vetoed it, his 10th veto since becoming president.  The House, with Republican support, overrode the veto.  And, in all probability the Senate will stand tall, too.

So, maybe the days of the Bush veto stamp has come to an end.

The Senate could turn to the bill as soon as Wednesday night; there were expected to be enough votes to overturn the veto.

 After Republicans losing three House seats in the past few weeks, it seems that the Republicans are willing to do what is necessary to hang onto their seats come November. 

With Bush at record lows in the polls in the waning months of his term, it was fellow Republicans who joined with majority Democrat in rejecting the veto. GOP lawmakers are anxious about their own prospects less than six months from the Election Day.

As the Republicans turned their backs on the Decider, it seems that most have realized that the November voters are going to make the big decisions.

“Twenty-five percent of my state is now in need of food assistance,” said Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter, R-Michigan. “I work for them, not for the president.”

And, that’s the way it is.  Thank goodness some of the Republicans have realized it.