A majority of one

President George W. Bush is thwarting the will of the American people. His promised veto of a war funding bill that includes a timeline for pulling troops from Iraq flies in the face of what the American people thought they were voting for in November and what the polls say voters want.

I think Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who is running for president, summed it up nicely (from Talking Points Memo):

“We are one signature away from ending the Iraq War. President Bush must listen to the will of the American people and sign this bill so that our troops can come home.”

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet