House votes to override Bush veto of $307 billion farm bill; oil hits record $135/barrel; McCain aide resigns, honoring pledge not to campaign against Obama…
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22 May :: The US House has quickly overridden Pres. Bush’s Veto of the $307 billion farm bill; according to the Boston Globe,
Bush vetoed the 673-page bill at midday, declaring that “Americans sent us to Washington to achieve results and be good stewards of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars. This bill violates that fundamental commitment.” Bush objected to subsidies for wealthy agribusinesses at a time of high food prices and record farm income.
Hours later, the House voted 316 to 108 to override the veto, with 100 Republicans siding with 216 Democrats. The Senate voted last week, 81 to 15, to approve the farm bill. The Senate is expected to take up the override today.
The override is just the second of Bush’s two terms in the White House, and is thought in part to reflect Republicans’ widespread and growing concern that not rebelling against the president will lose them seats in Congress in November’s election…
The price of oil has hit a record for the 3rd consecutive day, now topping $135/barrel, far above any historic record, even when adjusting for inflation; the prospect of a long summer of $4+ gasoline now hangs over the American economy, already weakened by a number of factors at home and abroad…
McCain campaign aide resigns as Sen. Barack Obama obtains majority of pledged delegates for his party’s nomination, honoring pledge not to campaign against Obama; McKinnon had been a “key aide” in both of Pres. Bush’s campaign victories, but has expressed admiration for the Democratic senator from Illinois…
Diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a sort of brain tumor that kills half its victims in one year, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) receives praise and well-wishes from colleagues and opponents; Massachusetts gov. Deval Patrick has said there will be no pressure on Sen. Kennedy to step down, due to his seniority in the US Senate (he is the 2nd longest serving member of the Senate at present) and his record of service to his constituents; in the event of his seat becoming vacant, Patrick would call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy is official…
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