Here comes the big collapse by Bush, Hill GOP on earmarks
Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union reports lots of buzz on Capitol Hill about President Bush’s apparent decision to not sign an Executive Order that could kill the majority of earmarks from the $515 billion omnibus spending bill approved last year.
Such an Executive Order would direct executive branch agencies to ignore all earmarks air-dropped into the bill via committee reports. A recent opinion from the Congressional Research Service noted that such earmarks would not be binding because they weren’t voted on by both houses of Congress and included in the actual legislative text signed by the president, as required by the Constitution.
UPDATE: Bush legacy loses
The Club for Growth’s Andy Roth notes the damage that will be done to Bush’s legacy on economic issues if he fails to sign the Executive Order. The tax cuts were great, but “he will get bad grades unless he does something bold in his last year in office” if he ignores this opportunity.
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