My First Veto

Let's take a look at a few of the bills that Bush has threatened to veto over the years.

A fiscally responsible way to pay for funding the war in Iraq.

A bill that would ban "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" of prisoners in U.S. custody.

A bill that would strengthen protections of your civil liberties.

A bill that could lead to the cure of thousands of diseases.

A bill that would raise taxes on oil companies.

A bill that would restore overtime pay to thousands of workers nationwide.

And now, he's threatening to veto a bill that would merely hold up the sale of six major seaports to a United Arab Emirates base country, a bill that seems to be supported by both sides of the aisle in the Senate. Democrats over the weekend questioned the wisdom of this move, and even Bill Frist came out today to say he would like more time to look into the sale.

So I guess the question is, how long until Karl Rove and company can strong arm Frist and other Republicans into saying they were wrong to question the administration, and thinks this move is a good one?

*UPDATE* New Jersey's gonna sue:

New Jersey will file actions in state and federal courts seeking to stop an Arab company from taking over operations at Port Newark, Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Tuesday.

The announcement came as a whirlwind of political backlash from both sides of the aisle continued to batter the Bush administration's approval of the port deal. At issue is the acquisition of a British company that has been running six U.S. ports, including Port Newark, by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates.