Tough Guy Bush, Now With Kung-Fu Grip

He got out the veto pen again.

An increasingly confrontational President Bush on Friday vetoed a bill authorizing hundreds of popular water projects even though lawmakers can count enough votes to override him.

Bush brushed aside significant objections from Capitol Hill, even from Republicans, in thwarting legislation that provides money for projects like repairing hurricane damage, restoring wetlands and preventing flooding in communities across the nation.

This level of opposition virtually assured that Bush would have a veto overridden for the first time in his presidency. He has used the veto very sparingly for most of the time he has been in office, but has made more use of it recently.

Because it took a Democratic Congress for him to realize that he's supposed to be fiscally responsible, right?

By the way, these are badly needed projects, and I can't wait to see Mr. Pissypants when the Congress overrides him and vacates the veto. That's going to be fun.