Originally Posted by
Sputnik
I'm glad it got signed, but for full disclosure keep in mind Bush had said repeatedly he'd veto it because it cost too much and would hurt retention. Same reason McCain was against it.
Maybe I read the vote tallys wrong but I thought Bush backed down after he saw it going through house and senate with veto-proof majorities.
Webb has always been a personal hero, this just elevated his ranking that much more.
Haven't been a big fan of Webb myself, but this helps a little. Granted, Bush may have seen it coming and did a repeat of the healthcare bill back in '03/'04--sign on to get some mileage out of it for himself and his party. But I wasn't hearing anything about transferability until he began pushing it, so I gotta give him credit for that.