With a Republican controlled congress, Bush has never had to exercise his veto power, but his threats for veto tell the real story about what he thinks is important.  Let’s review some recent Bush veto threats that show his true colors:

- January 2004, Bush threatens to veto a gentler version of the Patriot Act that would partially restore the privacy rights Americans had before 9/11. 
- April 2005, Bush threatened to veto any legislation that would change the Medicare drug benefit that would result in allowing the government to negotiate lower costs with drug companies.
- May 2005, Bush threatened to veto any legislation that would provide public funding to stem cell research.
October 2005, Bush threatened to veto an amendment to a Pentagon spending bill that sets standards for the treatment of prisoners in U.S. military custody.
- November 2005, Bush threatened to veto a bill that would cut taxes for citizens that would be offset by raising taxes for oil companies. (This the year the oil companies have posted record profits)
- Last, but not least, in February 2006 Bush threatened to veto any legislation that would keep the UAE from taking over port security in America.  (Who cares he didn’t know a damn thing about the deal in the first place).

We’re in good hands, aren’t we?