Improving the political process

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I think the political process is in a mess because legislation that would help our nation immensely often can't be passed. It won't be passed, not because it is bad legislation, but because bipartisan politics make it bad before passing it on the the president. The buck falls at the desk of the president and if he thinks the tacked on issues would be bad for the nation, if he honors the integrity of his job he will veto the bill even though it contained some good. I wonder if those in Congress who put together the drafts, put so much bad stuff in along with the good either because they don't want a president of the other party to get credit for doing something good for the country, or, perhaps the lobbyists are lining their pockets to an extent they put all the pork they can into the bills. Whatever the problem is, I think one solution would be to give the president the power of a line-item veto. I think it would make Congress focus more intently on the true issues when they put together a bill, and a lot more good things could be done for the USA. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think line-item veto power would put too much power in the hands of the president, or do you think it has the potential to help the checks and balances of the Congressional and Presidential offices work the way it is supposed to?