Georgie shows what he's made of

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - An increasingly combative President Bush vetoed a bipartisan water projects bill Friday, making it the fourth bill that he has nullified with his veto pen in the past year alone.

The $23 billion The Water Resources Development Act water bill would authorize hundreds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects across the country intended to improve access to water supplies, improve flood control and restore threatened ecological zones. They include: building barriers to the invasive Asian Carp assailing the Great Lakes; developing flood control, restoration and hurricane mitigation projects in Louisiana and Mississippi; initiating protective projects along the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; and restoring the Florida Everglades. While the bill would authorize the projects themselves, the actual funding would be approved separately.

Support for the bill surpassed the 2/3 majority needed for an override in both chambers of Congress, making it highly likely that lawmakers will challenge the president's veto.

"When we override this irresponsible veto, perhaps the president will finally recognize that Congress is an equal branch of government and reconsider his many other reckless veto threats," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV).