No Line-Item Veto

Just because President Obama signed the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill into law late last night doesn't mean he likes every bit of it -- not by a long shot. According to the signing statement released by the White House:

In a time when all public servants recognize the need to eliminate wasteful or duplicative spending, various sections in the Act limit the Defense Department's ability to direct scarce resources towards the highest priorities for our national security. For example, restrictions on the Defense Department's ability to retire unneeded ships and aircraft will divert scarce resources needed for readiness and result in future unfunded liabilities. Additionally, the Department has endeavored to constrain manpower costs by recommending prudent cost sharing reforms in its health care programs. By failing to allow some of these cost savings measures, the Congress may force reductions in the overall size of our military forces.

Vew the full signing statement which includes other areas of the bill where the president wishes he had line-item veto authority.