Obama Accidentally Vetoes Stimulus Bill
President Obama apologized for accidentally vetoing the stimulus bill recently passed by Congress. The mistake occurred when Obama inadvertently used his veto pen instead of his regular pen. The President is quoted as saying "I messed up, I'm sorry, the mistake will not happen again and it is time to move on."
Some supporters appreciated his admission of a mistake, noting that President Bush wouldn't even apologize for breaking an egg when he cooked breakfast for the First Lady; Bush said that to do so would invite the terrorists to declare victory.
His is the 3rd time in presidential history when a president has used the wrong pen, thus accidentally vetoing important legislation. Andrew Jackson mixed the pens up so frequently that people often wrongly attribute his frequent use of the veto to expanding presidential authority, when in fact he just had a messy desk.
John Adams made the opposite mistake, when he thought he was using the veto pen to veto the Alien and Sedition Acts, but instead signed them into law. The laws were hugely unpopular and eventually led to his defeat by Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1800. When hearing of Adam's mistake legend is that Jefferson executed a celebratory fist pump exclaiming "Boo Yah!"
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This just goes to show that we need more wacky pens. I mean really, if the veto pen were a giant pen that looked like a bird with feathers sticking out of the top, that had a stand-up holder, would anyone ever actually mix that up with anything else? Lets put the wacky pen bill on the table!
LOL. I agree with you completely. I'm sure we could generate some serious bipartisanship with this bill!
Lol.That is funny and messed up. And the should do what Robin said. lol.
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