The Veto

Yesterday George Bush carried out his promise to veto a bill that gives the troops all the support they need and bring about a conclusion to our occupation of Iraq. For over four years, Bush has kept our soldiers in harms way for no good reason, and without all of the proper equipment. Now that the Democrats are in charge of Congress, we finally got what the country needs in terms of the war. Full funding for the time being and getting the hell out as soon as possible is what the majority of Americans desire.

Meanwhile the President, or as he now likes to be called, the "commander guy" continues to live in a state of delusion. He does not care about what the people think. He believes what he is doing is right, even if all the facts show he is dead wrong. Well we are not going to take his crap anymore. His 'mandate' is gone, if it ever really existed in the first place. Democrats aren't taking it either. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have vowed to fight back against the President and give the people what they want.

Unfortunately there were not enough votes to override the veto today, but that does not mean the fight is over. The Congress has the right and the duty to give the President another bill that accomplishes what the vetoed one did. We must leave Iraq, it is just and it is right. Bush can veto all he wants, but eventually he must wake up and realize that we live in a democracy and this is what the American people want. It was clearly shown in the November 2006 elections. Republicans were kicked out of office to end the war that they rubber-stamped for several years. Now that time is at an end.