Bush May Veto Hate Crime Bill With Gender Focus Does the Chimp-in-Charge do this because he's a bully and doesn't care? Or just because he can? Please let Bush & Cheney know you want this bill APPROVED! President Bush: comments@whitehouse.gov Vice President Cheney : vice_president@whitehouse.gov Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461 TTY/TDD - Comments: 202-456-6213 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Allison Stevens -- Washington Bureau Chief A bill to add gender into federal hate crimes legislation faces a veto threat. Proponents say it would help protect victims of crimes who are targeted for being female and the benefit to women is being obscured in the debate over sexuality. Women's rights groups are making a last-ditch push to enact legislation that would expand existing "hate crimes" laws to include gender and other categories such as sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. The bill cleared a major hurdle on May 4...