GOP to break from President Bush
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
GOP looking past Bush
from The Hill
A growing number of Senate Republicans are preparing to break from President Bush on an emergency war-spending bill.
It is the latest in a series of fights that demonstrate GOP willingness to look ahead to the next administration while ignoring the one still in office.
Recognizing that the emergency measure will probably be the only spending bill approved before the November elections, many Republican senators say they are willing to add billions of dollars in domestic spending because the sagging economy is dominating the minds of voters.
Bush has firmly stated he would veto such a measure.
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