Friday, July 10, 2009

His second Veto................

President Barack Obama’s first veto threat was aimed at “taking out” Boeing’s F-22 fighter jet, which critics have long maintained is a legacy fighter craft left over from the Soviet era that has no practical use today. His second? Telling Congress he’ll veto the House Intelligence authorization bill if they include a provision expanding secret congressional briefings to include the full intelligence committees from the current “Gang of 8″ congressmembers now. Under current law, the President’s surrogates must brief the House and Senate leaders of both parties and the chambers’ respective intelligence committees (the “Gang of 8″) when covert government activity takes place...Link

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