BBC: Graham (R- S.C.) claims Bush will Veto money for troops

[Coexist]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate attached hate crimes legislation to a must-pass Pentagon spending bill Thursday, but opponents predicted it ultimately would fail either in negotiations with the House or by presidential veto.

``The president is not going to agree to this social legislation on the defense authorization bill,'' said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ``This bill will get vetoed.''

Nonetheless, the Senate agreed by voice vote - with no dissenting votes - to attach the hate-crimes provision to a pending defense authorization bill that designates billions of federal dollars to the Defense Department and the Iraq war.

Writing violent attacks on gays into federal hate crime laws is an appropriate add-on to legislation funding the war, Democrats argued, because both initiatives are aimed at combating terrorist acts.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6953772,00.html

[rodeodance]

1. i think bush will just conjure up a signing statement for this amendment.

[Coexist]

2. I am happy to see him backed in a corner - to veto armor for troops

and pay raises. It was a shrewd move by the Dems.

[RufusEarl]

3. Perhaps this is a good reason, not to have a line item veto!

I predict Bu$h will use one of his famous signing statements to disregard this legislation, but it's a good effort by the Dem's.

[BrklynLib at work]

4. I cannot believe that asshat Cornyn called this "SPECIAL INTEREST LEGISLATION"!!

``I think it's shameful we're changing the subject to take care of special interest legislation at a time like this,'' Cornyn said on the Senate floor.

After all the dirty tricks and underhanded crap they have pulled, it is jaw-droppingly, breath-takingly, incredibly, outrageously disgusting of the Repukes to object to this....