Sign On

As a follow up to my earlier post about "signing statements" (see Kill the Lawyers), the Satirical Political Report has an important update on this issue, BUSH: I’LL ATTACH SIGNING STATEMENT TO SIGNING STATEMENT LEGISLATION. As Don Davis of the Satirical Report explains:

Senator Arlen Specter has introduced legislation that would authorize Congress to bring lawsuits to challenge the constitutionality of President Bush’s “signing statements,” which the President has frequently used to evade laws passed by Congress.

Indeed, the number of such signing statements, in excess of 800, is actually greater than the number of Iraqi troops who are ready to “stand up.”

However, in the event such legislation is approved by Congress, President Bush has indicated that he will in fact sign it, but only with its own signing statement. An unnamed White House source suggested that such statement is likely to be “Fuck you, this legislation is not worth the paper it’s printed on, or even a coupon for frequent flier miles to Fallujah.”

What's really funny (??) about this is -- it's probably not far from the truth.

Tags: Political Satire