Oh politics. It’s all about being right, isn’t it? You know, rather than doing the right thing?
President Bush vetoed the farm bill (the 190th veto of his presidency) claiming, rightfully so, that it was too expensive and would send too much in the way of subsidy to rich farmers.
The House voted 316-108 to override the veto. It was only the second time that the House was able to override a veto during Bush’s presidency. The Senate was expected to vote similarly.
Only there was one teensy weensy problem: a 34-page section of the bill (!) had been accidentally omitted from the printed bill sent to the White House. In other words, Bush vetoed a different bill from the one that the House passed.
To fix things, the Democrats hope to pass the entire bill again under expedited rules. The Senate is expected to follow suit. The correct version would then be sent to Bush under a new bill number for another expected veto.
Oh, you didn’t think that Congress was going to fix what was actually wrong with the bill, did you?
