> "Faye" att.net> wrote in message
> http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/letters/story/553975.html
> "A July 8 letter blames the Democrats for inactivity. I believe the writer
> needs a civics lesson. The Democrats have 49 senators; two independents vote
> mostly Democratic. They might pass a bill, but Republican senators usually
> filibuster the effort. If legislation does get passed because a few
> Republicans see the light, our president threatens to veto the bill, which
> he has done 141 times. Before the 2006 election, Bush vetoed no bills
> because they came from the free-spending Republican House and Senate. After
> Democrats became the majority (although not veto-proof), Bush vetoed 11
> bills outright and pocket-vetoed others"..
Nobody cares how many storms you encounter at sea only whether or not
you bring the ship home safely.
