"White House Threatens Defense Bill Veto"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is threatening to veto a sweeping defense bill if lawmakers try to delay the latest round of military base closures to spare installations back home.

In a statement, the administration said it would "strongly oppose any amendment to weaken, delay or repeal" the base-closing process and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld would recommend that the president veto any bill that includes such a provision.

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who is trying to save Ellsworth Air Force Base, late Thursday proposed an amendment to the defense bill that would require the Pentagon to complete several operational reviews and return U.S. troops from Iraq before Congress signs off on the final version of the base-closing plan.

Thune's amendment has the support of Republicans and Democrats from Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Mexico.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050722/D8BGIQD00.html

[dogday]

1. Maybe by pissing some of these Republican Senators

off with these base closings, they will think twice about towing the freaking republican line instead of towing the American line....

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I think that Collins and Snowe are being punished for exactly that reason.

Esp Snowe. She has stepped out of line now and again as far as ** is concerned. And then, too, our state went for Kerry.

[dogday]

3. They are dealing with people's lives and livelihoods

and they don't care as long as they get to retaliate at their target. VP and Joe Wilson are also good examples of their despicable behaviour...

[dweller]

4. the veto threat

is for several reasons. here's another:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4172223

dp

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Thanks

[wli]

6. not enough little Eichmanns left to save Bushler?

And his Goebbels' spin is useless without the media echobox in his pocket.