The Onion

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Bush Rejects Iraq Funding Bill

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?

Young Woman

Katie Steinberg,
Personal Assistant
"Well, that was fun. Now what?"

Young Man

Owen Calder,
Systems Analyst
"Joke's on him. One of the pork items in the bill was $45 million for an awesome party on Bush's birthday."

Black Man

Ian Stipley,
Duct Cleaner
"I had him all wrong. I applaud him for refusing to fund this ill-conceived, mismanaged war."

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