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> Bush initially opposed the TSA, a bipartisan majority of Congress foisted that on him.

This. Many people don't realize that "promises" that many presidents and presidential candidates make are very, VERY unlikely to pass with an uncooperative Congress. Likewise, anything coming out of Congress is hard for the presiding to veto without Congress coming after him like a pack of rabid dogs.



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