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Go, Senate!

I wonder if Bushie will get all Veruca Salt over this!?! LOL

I am in agreement, if the Republicans are running the country after the next election, I too would look at moving to Canada. They have a more sane population and a country that respects it's citizens. Yes, my friends are in agreement as well. Here's the funny part. It's the educated population that sees what is going on with our country. We want what we used to have and not an imperialist government. We want the freedom that our soldiers so bravely have given their lives for. I believe Bush has run our country into the ground and it will take an exceptional leader to try to turn things around. I see a very difficult time in our country's history coming at us soon. We are in a very weak spot internationally.

YOU CAN BET DAM WELL THAT IF THE MONEY WAS TO BE SPENT IN TEXES RATHER THAN MAINLY THE GREAT LAKES, THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE APPROVED THE BILL.

HERE COMES THE BIG TAX INCREASES TO PAY FOR THIS.

uh oh the Bush veto didn't work for a change, guess he can't say congress didn't do anything. Thank you congressional Republicanss for siding with the people for a change!

To: Howard Hewlett Des Moines Iowa

While I past my child bearing years; I have told both my adult children that while I would not reject a grandchild I am not encouraging them to have any children. There are too many people in this world as it is (that is the number one environmental problem)and I think in 50 years life on this planet is going to be pretty miserable.

The problem with this argument is that the people who are conscientous about this are the very people who should be having children.

I would hope that someone will remind our do-nothing congress of what leaving Iraq will look like: Can you say Somalia! We and the Brits have vitually ceded the south of Iraq to Iran. If our congress cannot see the consequences of leaving the job half done, we should send them on a junkit-trip to Somalia. I think taxpayers would gladly pay for the trip. Unfortunately, the media is too biased against finishing the war than they are about honest, balanced reporting. Come On Folks, get your reporters on the gound in Somalia so the American public can get a 'real world' look at the future of the place where almost 4000 US service personnel have paid the ultimate price. Nice VETO overide. Now everybody knows we are a 'paper tiger' because of our congress. Break out the terrorist welcome mat.

Three Billion Dollars in PORK in this bill. Unholy democrats!

Bush was entirely correct to veto. Why do you people even comment if you haven't read the bill?

Fixing the water problems around the Gulf is a great goal. This bill won't help one bit.

Just more pork the corrupt Louisiana politcal system can steal from tax payers. And as someone said who is going to pay for the pork? If you think the democrates will only raise taxes on the rich only then look back to 1993 and see how a rich E6 in the Navy got his taxes raised $4,000.00 the next year for his wife getting a 25 hr/wk job @ $5.50/hr. Also if you believe they will not raise taxes on the middle class I will sell you some swamp land in the 9th Ward in N.O.

It's absurd that Bush and his staff would call this fiscal irresponsibility...talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Water resources and management is an enormous issue in this country and has been way underfunded in recent years.

Forget the importance of that for the moment. Fiscal irresponsibility?? This coming from an administration that's run near record deficits, massively cut taxes for the wealthy and frozen oil royalties during wartime while underfunding our troops...

This has been one of the most fiscally irresponsible administrations in US history. Only Reagan had similar deficits, HOWEVER, at least Reagan got stuff done - advanced our space program significantly while masterfully giving us the lead in the Cold War. Bush will have nothing to show for his legacy.

Hmmmm...what's more irresponsible, funding critical water management projects (there's plenty of evidence in recent news of this issue) or slashing taxes for oil companies?

OH.. hOWARD..I think that you and your wife are ALONE.

"i can just imagine the type of greedy people that were absolutely celebrating when he got elected"

You're absolutely right on with this one Christian. It's right out there to
watch...the "have and have mores" snippet at one of his crony fundraisers. Anyone who would support this waste of historical proportions, would have to be among the absolute top of the have-mores, or be entirely out to lunch...particularly the ones that refer to you as liberal, just because you happen to have an ability to see clearly what's immediately in front of your face......I also agree, that if I were in a position to decide wheter or not to have children (too late, mine are in their 20's), I would more than likely decide against it. I'm really resisting handing advice to mine...but we need a substantial turnaround to start reparing the extreme damage that has been done in so many places....

Now that Congress has seen that the world has not come to an end, maybe they can do their job and run the government without Bush and crew getting in the way all the time.

He a lame duck guys, he is not liked by the very people you are suppose to represent. These days this should infact be the norm, not an occassion to blow the horns and release the balloons.

Now lets get SChip passed and then get on with matters of budget and get this suff taken care of inspite of Bush and Cheney.

23 billion is a drop in the bucket compared to the money sent down the drain in Iraq. Plus it's doing something positive HERE.

bush spends countless amounts on war, but yet refuses to give healthcare to american kids... he spends BILLIONS while our own infrastructure is falling apart.

SERIOUSLY HOW IS BUSH STILL IN OFFICE? IS IT NOT CLEAR ENOUGH THAT WE DO NOT WANT HIM AS OUR PRESIDENT? GEEZ

Congress has finally done something!! But what have they really passed? $23 Billion in Water projects? What else is included in this Bill? How many "pet" projects were added? I find it funny that congress complains about spending money on health care and other issues, but they don't mind adding projects for their own political game.

Posted By John Waldorf MD : November 8, 2007 1:53 pm

This project is aimed to fix the levee systems in New Orleans along with improving the pump systems that have been blamed for the flooding of the Lower 9th ward. This is not a "pet project" as you called it. It's important to the people of New Orleans and the people who have family members living there.

I want Bush to explain how we can waste billions on a war and not help our own. Not to mention that we are never going to fix Iraq. The middle east has always been a boiling pot. There are all too far gone. Bush needs to be impeached. He is a liar. The whole
Bush administration needs to go! Impeach BUSH!

Way to go! Bush the uniter!!

Bushy needs to make them work together on everything if they want something done, otherwise it's last years budget. Sounds good to me..

By the way, whose paying that $23 billion, "the rich"??

Posted By RightyTighty : November 8, 2007 12:37 pm

Good Lord Republicans are thick!!!! Did you read the article??? Bush had his veto overriden...that means that Bush is sad right now because that mean congress won't play nice with him...

BTW the same people are paying the 23 billion are also paying 1 TRILLION and counting for this ridiculous war..

It is about time the parties came together to override one of Bush's senseless vetos. This is great to finally see them voting American interests for a change instead of this administration’s. Now, if they could only get their act together for SCHIP, we will be on the right path. Unfortunately, I noticed some Senate Republicans last week pushed SCHIP through again before their fellow colleagues had a chance to complete the work of a compromised resolution with House Republicans still siding with the president. What were they thinking you might ask? They are trying to have campaign slogan for next year saying Congress cannot get anything passed (no thanks to them I might add). Those Republicans may think Americans are not paying attention. On the contrary, we are staying informed this time and will not let political opportunists take the place of the healthcare needs of our children. That would be as shameless as the ones still siding with Bush.

Have we not learned from Katrina.
And "HELLO!" there is a drought in Georgia causing a water crisis, partly because of an old system that needs to be updated. Who helmed that system you ask "The Army Corps of Engineers".

Next President please....

Amazing how the closer we get to the elections the more willing some legislators are to pass programs that actually effect the citizens and their lives.

It's about time.

Ya know it's one thing to be happy someone is standing up to Bush. Yes that's great I don't really like Bush either. But it's completely another to keep WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS on crap. Yes you heard me. New Orleans is one of my favorite places don't get me wrong. But it's almost like people don't see that there are 100 times bigger issues out there. Right now, no I would NOT bring a child into this world. But it's not because of Bush. It's because there are TOO MANY LAWS taking INDEPENDENCE away. Yes we are a free country, more free than most anyways. But we cannot get pain meds anymore, we cannot make choices about our own well being anymore. Because of the people out there that think I should take care of them. Our choices get less and less because people don't want to make their own choices anymore. Well for those of us who do we now don't get a choice. You have got to be kidding me on this water mess. I could really really care less. I want to hear about stuff that actually effects everyone, not just a few. And yeah I think that I should NOT have to pay income tax, because it goes to medicare (which I think should be taken away) and oh wait a friggin woodstock museum. Geesh I wouldn't care as much about this water thing if I wasn't already friggin broke and I'm not in the poorest class. I hate to think how anyone that lives off minimum wage actually survives at all with the dang taxes.

This was a bipartisan effort, Bush should've realized that, this is a win for Congress and for Americans who want our party to work on things they have in common, not to fight over things that they don't.

We can't water our lawns here in Georgia because Jeb Bush had the Army Corps of Engineers open our dams and pump our water down to Florida. We're more concerned with water hoarding than waterboarding right now, and I think a lot of us would like to vote against Jeb's brother real soon.

It's about the the Republican Congress detach their lips from Bush's a** and pay attention to the American people and what they actually want. It's sad that Bush has threatened to veto the new bill passed regarding sexual orientation discrimination in the work place. Hopefully, the Repubs in Congress will see that this is discrimination regardless of your religious beliefs. The bible says that we should own slaves, yet Congress went against religious beliefs then so why won't they go against them now.

Congress has finally done something!! But what have they really passed? $23 Billion in Water projects? What else is included in this Bill? How many "pet" projects were added? I find it funny that congress complains about spending money on health care and other issues, but they don't mind adding projects for their own political game.

Bush couldn't spell the word "veto" while the Repubs had control over Congress, regardless of the substance of their spending bills. Now the moron vetos everything. Oh that's right, he needs to be "relevant" and he will be with his veto power (his speech a few weeks ago). Thanks again Bush for looking out for the people rather than your own political agenda. Your ridiculous, dangerous priorities lost the Congress for the Repubs, get over it. 2009 can't come soon enough.

Finally, kudos to Congress. Keep it up...been too long coming.

The faster Bush gets out of office the better. How House and Senate Republicans can still defend Bush's irresponsible fiscal conservatism is beyond me? Bush's Iraq War (and poorly handled post-war Afghanistan) actions will cost American ~1 trillion dollars by 2009 (not including the spike in oil price). Not to mention the Bush and Cheney "saber-rattling" over Iran has further increased the price of oil. Doesn't the average American realize that during the first year of Bush's presidency oil started going up from $25 per barrel to approaching ~$100 per barrel.

Seriously just come to Canada. Our economy is booming and our birthrate is too low, we would love for you to ahve babies in our country and have your kids born into a society with healthcare and the means to keep them safe.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if that bunch of yahoos finally woke up to what is going on around them and tried to stand together to clean up the mess that has been created by George the Weasel and his entourage. ACCOUNTABILITY is what we all want!!!

we are finally doing something for the people instead of the specail interest. you know somehow this is going to interupt some sort of business and its probably why bush doesnt want to do it. bush is the ultimate puppet i can just imagine the type of greedy people that were absolutely celebrating when he got elected and the 2nd time im sure they were even happier that they knew they could get away with murder and not even lose there faith based followers~!!

"It's about time Congress stepped up to the plate and started defending American from G.W. Bush. Our president doesn't really have a clue what this country is about.

Posted By Dave B., Sterling VA : November 8, 2007 12:36 pm"

But who is going to defend us from Congress??? They are just as bad as Bush. Actually, last time I checked they had an even lower approval rating!

If we can spend billions of dollars that we don't have on wasteful Iraqi projects then we can spend billions of dollars we don't have on wasteful American projects!

Actually China, Saudia Arabia, and Japan are paying for this- we owe them.

Howard Hewlett Des Moines Iowa

people might call you crazy for that but your not. i have talked about even leaving this country if the republicans remain in power after these elections

Take that Bush Goone. God I cant wait till you get out of office.

Now that Congress has just found its spine, how about overriding Bush's SCHIP veto? Or getting our troops the hell out of Iraq? Those are just a couple of the things that the American people overwhelmingly support that Bush does not.

Q: When the leader of a country no longer represents his people, what does that make him?
A: A Dictator. Just like Sadaam.

At the risk of being melodramatic my wife and I have had several serious conversations about not having children now because of the future that Bush has laid out for them. Is there anyone that feels this way or are we alone?

Posted By Howard Hewlett Des Moines Iowa : November 8, 2007 12:48 pm

What you're talking about here isn't entirely Bush created, but I'm definitely feeling you on the negative direction we're headed and how I'd be hard pressed to subject my flesh and blood to it. It's too bad, because I've got more than a handful of friends, co-workers, and family who feel the same way. Most of them are the ones who would be contributing good genes to the pool and who take thorough care in most everything that they do. They're the people who mankind needs to procreate, not the people make up a large percentage of those who currently are...

Don't know if you've seen the movie, but along these lines, Idiocracy has been on Showtime a lot lately. Fortunately that would never happen, as we'd be conquered before it got that bad.

Of course Bush tried to veto this bill, he has shown in the past that Katrina survivors hold little interest for him. Fisheries in Michigan? Why on earth would this President care about fisheries in Michigan? The Everglades? If he cant put oil rigs in the Everglades, what use would he have for them. At least Congress got this one right!

Okay it may be 2 years after Katrina but things in New Orleans are not nearly what they need to be if it's going to survive another hurricane. I have some choice words for Bush. Congratulations to the men and women at congress who have made sure the city is getting the aid it needs. And if Bush is so concerned about spending money then why are we blowing it all on a war we're fighting in vain?

It is amazing that president Bush preaches being fiscally conservative on all matters accept the war in Iraq. His complaints strike me as crocodile tears. The only reason why we could possibly be against this legislation is because he needs that money to keep funding that war so he can be vindicated. Let it go George, you and all the neo-cons were wrong about Iraq and there is no amount of money that you can borrow from China then spend to make it right! This war has severely weakened the United States and I fear what ramifications will come in the not so distant future.

At the risk of being melodramatic my wife and I have had several serious conversations about not having children now because of the future that Bush has laid out for them. Is there anyone that feels this way or are we alone?

Amen!

Way to go! Bush the uniter!!

Bushy needs to make them work together on everything if they want something done, otherwise it's last years budget. Sounds good to me..

By the way, whose paying that $23 billion, "the rich"??

It's about time Congress stepped up to the plate and started defending American from G.W. Bush. Our president doesn't really have a clue what this country is about.

Bush is completely out of touch with reality.