Bush Rejects Iraq Funding Bill

American Voices • Politics • iraq • congress • george w. bush • ISSUE 43•18 • May 2, 2007

On Tuesday, President Bush vetoed a congressional bill authorizing financing for the war in Iraq contingent on a timetable for troop withdrawal. What do you think?

“Well, that was fun. Now what?”
Katie Steinberg –
Personal Assistant
“Joke's on him. One of the pork items in the bill was $45 million for an awesome party on Bush's birthday.”
Owen Calder –
Systems Analyst
“I had him all wrong. I applaud him for refusing to fund this ill-conceived, mismanaged war.”
Ian Stipley –
Duct Cleaner

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