> He does have a magic wand, in the form of a pen that he can use to veto new military spending. He hasn't used it. There's no such thing as a line-item veto.

> He does have a magic wand, in the form of a pen that he can use to veto new military spending. He hasn't used it. There's no such thing as a line-item veto. So, it's not that simple. But he's commander in chief and could just order the troops home, which I think he should do by early next year and make the Republicans howl about it in between howling about spending. Not that cognitive dissonance has stopped them so far.