President Bush may have passed a $460 billion defense bill, but he has vetoed a $150 billion bill that would have funded the Labor and Health and Human Services departments according to a report by the Daily News. It is also rumored that he will veto an upcoming $105.6 billion transportation bill. Congress is gearing up for a battle, with House Republicans upholding presidential vetoes and Democrats accusing their GOP counterparts of ignoring the... more ›

The details are very fuzzy. Drudge's source is a passage from an advance copy of House Speaker Dennis Hastert's new book. Drudge says that the plan will be part of the new "Bush/GOP agenda," but he offers nothing to indicate that President would support the plan. The measure would have to gain support from the Senate, an institution that prides itself on deliberation (in theory) and independence. And, the plan certainly wouldn't survive a Senate filibuster, so at worst we're looking at a "national debate" about taxes. more ›