JOHN LINDER: “bowing to special interests, the veto President is poised to strike again. The President who stopped welfare reform, tax…”

“bowing to special interests, the veto President is poised to strike again. The President who stopped welfare reform, tax cuts, and a balanced budget announced this past weekend that he will veto a bipartisan legal reform bill. As Governor of Arkansas, the President called for just this type of legislation to limit frivolous lawsuits and sky-high punitive damage awards. But as President, the special interest lobbying group of trial lawyers is a heavy contributor to his reelection campaign. Democrat Senator Jay Rockefeller said it best: ``Special interests and raw political considerations in the White House have overridden sound policy judgment.'' Raw political considerations drove the President to veto welfare reform after he promised to ``end welfare as we know it.'' Political considerations made the President veto tax cuts and a balanced budget after he promised both. It is time for Bill Clinton to consider the American people--and not special interest lobbyists--for a change.”