One man's stunt is another man's schedule

Bush to veto Iraq withdrawal plan tonight.

Published May 1, 2007 6:29PM (EDT)

This morning, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino charged Democrats with engaging in a "trumped-up political stunt" by arranging for Congress' Iraq war withdrawal timeline to hit the president's desk on the fourth anniversary of his "Mission Accomplished" speech.

A short while later, the White House told reporters that the president will be vetoing the bill this afternoon, right after he returns from Florida, where he made a high-visibility appearance at the U.S. Central Command, and just before he goes before the TV cameras for a brief speech to the nation.


By Tim Grieve

Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.

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