Turns it there really is a first time for everything:
The Senate today voted overwhelmingly to override President Bush’s veto of a popular $23-billion water bill, marking the first override of a Bush veto.
The bipartisan, 79-14 vote, following a House vote earlier in the week to override the veto, means the bill authorizing water projects becomes law over the president’s objections.
Thirty-four Republicans joined 43 Democrats and two independents in rejecting Bush’s assertion that the bill was fiscally irresponsible and voting for the override — a reflection of their determination to preserve politically important projects for their states. Twelve Republicans and two Democrats voted no.
Trish suggested earlier this week that this veto override could signal a change in the wind for Bush’s political fortunes:
I’m betting that once it gets started, Congress will keep right on ripping… I think Bush miscalculated. He’s teasing the dog that’s always been tied to the tree one too many times. When the rope breaks and Congress gets a taste of blood — remembering what it feels like to be an equal participant in the governing process — who knows where it will stop?
We can only hope.
