Veto threats by Bush ring hollow on the Hill; After 18 months, power untapped.(PAGE ONE)

The Washington Times | June 19, 2002 | Copyright

Byline: Joseph Curl, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Bush has again this week threatened to veto legislation, but in the first 18 months of his term he has yet to do so, prompting worries and hopes on Capitol Hill that he may be losing his authority.

Although it took President Clinton, who had a Congress led by his own party, almost two years to veto a bill, the three previous presidents vetoed an average of almost 10 bills a year during their terms.

The latest of Mr. Bush's half-dozen veto threats came over the Crusader artillery piece and an ...

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