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Plowing Through the Farm Bill… Again
First there was the Farm Bill. Then there was the Farm Bill fiasco, not the it mattered because Bush was going to veto it anyway. Now, there’s the complete Farm Bill again. And, it’s expected, as previously announced, that Bush will veto it again.
The Senate passed a Farm Bill for the second time Thursday afternoon, after [...]
The Farm Bill Fumble
Well, perhaps, it was too good to be true. And, now it has been learned that the House sent an incomplete copy of The Farm Bill to the White House, leaving out some 34 pages that had not been printed on the sacred parchment. So, The Prez vetoed a bill that really wasn’t The Farm [...]
House Republicans Run From Bush Veto and Override It
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 [...]
The Farm Bill and the McConnell Subsidies for Kentucky Thoroughbreds
Senator Mitch McConnell wants us to subsidize horse farms in Kentucky! If that doesn’t get your attention, nothing will. This is the same Mitch McConnell that stands on his morality and holier than thou attitude about everything, including Roger Clements getting a steroid shot in the ass. Yet, he has no problem adding a little horse [...]
