Well Bush isn't done yet in his quest for a permanent influence in the oil rich Middle East. While signing the Defense Act into law yesterday he also issued another signing statement.
Bush has again said that provisions in the law "could inhibit the President’s ability to carry out his constitutional obligations.
From Think Progress
Why would he issue this signing statement?
And why is the media ignoring this issue again?
One such provision sets up a commission to probe contracting fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another expands protections for whistleblowers who work for government contractors. A third requires that U.S. intelligence agencies promptly respond to congressional requests for documents.
And a fourth bars funding for permanent bases in Iraq and for any action that exercises U.S. control over Iraq’s oil money.
Here is the text from the WhiteHouse website
http://www.whitehouse.gov/...
So Bush didn't like the fact that he couldn't control that oil money. When are our Presidential candidates going to address the fact that Bush is leaving them with this mess? I can see this being an issue that really derails the new congress going into the 2010 election cycle.
What is congress going to do about this??
From the bottom of the Think Progress article
Throughout his presidency, Bush has issued more than 151 signing statements challenging 1149 provisions of laws.