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By: Ingrid Foster

Ingrid Foster — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:41:43 +0000

I’m happy to know the President remembers he has the veto power. I just wish he would also remember he was voted in to change from “politics as usual,” and stand up for democratic principles.

By: Matthew Dickinson

Matthew Dickinson — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:11:42 +0000

David -
Yep. Not surprisingly, 11 of Bush’s vetoes occurred after Republicans lost control of Congress. What’s perhaps most fascinating is that the three most recent presidents – Clinton, Bush and Obama – issued the fewest vetoes in their first two years, when they had party majorities, than any modern president, if I remember correctly. That speaks, I think, to the growing party unity that makes it easier for presidents to govern when they have a majority.

By: David Tomlin

David Tomlin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:52:38 +0000

In his first term Bush vetoed zero bills. His first veto was in 2006.