[wagglebee]

Mary Matalin, the former White House aide who acts as an informal media and political adviser for the Cheneys tells Newsweek that she doubts Cheney had ever heard the White House official's advice. "I know what advice he was given because it came directly from me through [his daughter] Liz. And he already knew what he wanted to do," says Matalin.

In other words, either Newsweek or their mysterious White House "source" is intentionally lying to harm Cheney.

[monstermashII]

Big mistake. Collin Powell would give us a chance.

[Jakenuts]

No way, McCain is the October surprise. You hear President Cheney in 2008? That's Hillary's pipe dream. McCain would mean 12 more years of GOP.

www.bushmcain2004.com

[NavySEAL F-16]

The paragraph makes no sense whatsoever.Taken from Newsweek article.

Matalin made clear that no one, with the exception of the president, tells Cheney what to do. A month ago Cheney caused a stir when he told Sen. Pat Leahy to "f--- yourself" after Leahy came over to jolly him up on the Senate floor. (Cheney was mad at Leahy for making political hay over Cheney's ties to his old company, Halliburton.) Afterward, a senior White House official told news-week that Communications Director Dan Bartlett advised the Cheney team to "just make a joke of it." But Cheney did not. Rather, the veep affirmed to Fox News that he had told off Leahy and "felt better afterwards." In her interview with NEWSWEEK, Matalin doubted that Cheney had ever heard the White House official's advice. "I know what advice he was given because it came directly from me through Liz. And he already knew what he wanted to do," said Matalin.

[JLS]

How does Matalin know anything? Did Carvel tell her?

[Jhensy]

Just watched Cheney with wife Lynn on C-Span, a repeat from Wednesday. A fine, upstanding man who, far from being a liability, is a huge asset and plus for our team.

It only takes about two minutes of hearing him speak to make you laugh off the months and months of ridiculous garbage spewed about him by his enemies. I want him in front and center from here to November, starting NOW, Rove.

[VOA]

Matalin: Cheney Will Be VP

I'm all for Cheney staying in the VP spot.

BUT, if it looks like it would keep Jimmy Carter II and The Coiffed Walking Lawsuit
out of the White House...
I'd be understanding if Cheney announced his medicos have told him to "throttle back"
to being a "senior advisor" and Dubya put some promising rising star of the GOP
into the VP slot.

I know that sounds Machiavellian...but if it keep our Republic safe...so be it.

[NonValueAdded]

She's right, we DO love him out here.

[Holden Magroin]

The liberal media is trying to tempt Bush into dumping Cheney. Anyone with half a brain knows that the media doesn't exactly have Bush's best interests at heart. The second Bush were to dump Cheney, the media would scream, "See, Bush flip-flopped! He doesn't have faith in Cheney after all!"

All these polls showing Cheney with low approval ratings (one showed him with a 28% approval rating) should immediately be considered suspect, given that he isn't polarizing, plagued by scandal, or very public to begin with.

[twgiles]

"His favorable rating in a New York Times/CBS poll last month stood at 21 percent"

Who the #@$# does the NYTimes poll? I haven't met a Bush voter yet who didn't love Cheney for his intelligence, honesty and toughness.

[nopardons]

Mary's not the one lying...so that leaves NewsMax;which should come as NO surprise.

[nopardons]

Ooopppppppppsssss...meant NewsWeek.

[tkathy]

Cheney won't be veep if GWB isn't reelected.

He's a great veep, but a terrible campaigner in the all important appeal to swing voters.

[petercooper]