How come Bush seems to have no problems getting congress to pass his bills?

Question

President Bush signed legislation Friday that intensifies the anti-terrorism effort at home, shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding scrutiny of air and sea cargo.

Republicans generally backed the bill while stressing their own administration's success in stopping another major terrorist attack.

It was passed in the House on a 371-40 vote and 85-8 in the Senate.

Answer 1

Dems are worried that to do otherwise than go along, in '08, they'll lose big time.

Answer 2

This was a Democratic Bill that clearly shows that Democrats are PARTY OF ACTION, not just big rhetoric and weak national security policies. Independent 9-11 Commission Report that the Democrats kept pushing for since 2004 while Dubya & Republican controlled Congress kept avoiding to pass it into a law.

One more reason how Republicans are WEAK & INEFFICIENT on National Security Issues along with any common sense decisions.

The independent 9/11 Commission in 2004 came out with 41 recommendations to prevent another terrorist attack, covering tighter domestic security, reform of intelligence gathering and new foreign policy directions.

Congress and the White House followed through on several of those recommendations, including creating the new position of director of national intelligence and tightening screening procedures on land borders.

So this is a clear proof that the DEMOCRATS GET THE JOB DONE!

Answer 3

That would have been the 9/11 commission recommendations, that the previous congress dropped the ball on, would it not?

You know, the bill that people like you have been crying about not getting passed, as a democrat congress failure, but now touting its passage a Bush success?!!!

Since when was it Bush's job to pass legislation?

Answer 4

This was obviously in the best interest of the country...not sure who would oppose it...I applaud Congress for acting in the best interest of the country instead of automatically opposing something that comes from the other side like Bush does.

Answer 5

Actually, that's not Bush's bill. he never called for it or proposed it. It's an implementation of the 9/11 recommendations that The DEMOCRATS decided to introduce. The republican congress never considered a bill that did that.

Answer 6

I wouldn't really call it Bush's bill, it was drafted mostly by Democrats who were following 9/11 commission recommendations.

Answer 7

It's because our government is corrupt and congress is getting payed by special interests and lobbyists to make them vote how they want.

Answer 8

I wouldn't say that exactly: SS reform, immigration reform, there's a whole list of items he couldn't pass even with a Republican congress.

Every now and then he will advocate something with bipartisan support, and it gets passed though.

Answer 9

It was actually a Dem bill. It's terrorism fighting powers were cut way back, but some is better than none, so it passed.

Answer 10

the anthrax letters were an object lesson

don't stand in Big Brother's way

Answer 11

Its time to re-set congress. Like when you playing a viedo game and you want to start over. Just hit reset.