Posted on 07/29/2012 3:11:39 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
The news of Cheney’s interview airing on ABC tomorrow morning (Monday) on GMA is making its Sunday-rounds. The MSM couldn’t be happier.
While the entire interview has yet to be released, it appears Mr. Cheney has decided to do his part for his establishment-buddies by attacking his own party’s last VP nominee in lieu of going after the nation’s biggest elected mistake of all time – Barack Obama. In response, good conservatives all across the web are responding.
Mark Levin stated this morning: (emphasis)
“John McCain ran a terrible campaign; the Bush-Cheney administration had become very unpopular with the American people, including many Republicans; and the Bush-Cheney administration was every bit as activist when it came to expanding domestic spending and government activism as the Nixon administration. The continuing attacks on leaders of grassroots conservatives by the Republican establishment, especially former Bush administration officials, need to end now. They got their nominee and they need to focus on Obama. “
Tony Lee over at Breitbart said:
“Cheney, who led the vice presidential search that picked Nelson Rockefeller for Gerald Ford’s VP, is probably more comfortable with a vice presidential candidate who has similar establishment bona fides to Rockefeller, which Palin obviously lacks.”
Cheney said about Palin:
"I don’t think she passed that test … of being ready to take over. And I think that was a mistake.”
He might have a point.
Apparently, Palin’s not “ready” to sit in an administration for eight years which added 5 trillion dollars to our unpaid debt basically demoralizing the spirit of conservatism leading to four years of Barack Obama. Cheney was “ready” for that, wasn’t he?
Palin’s not “ready” to engage in cronyism which dictates who she’d appoint to lifetime positions on the Supreme Court or to head federal emergency agencies like FEMA. Bush & Cheney were “ready” for that, weren’t they?
Palin is “ready” to balance a budget – since she did it in Alaska.
Palin is “ready” to increase benefits for our esteemed elders while cutting out wasteful spending existing all across our federal government – since she did similar things in Alaska.
Palin is “ready” to call out entrenched special interests like she did when she served up a little justice to the Republican Party’s good old boys and their dealings with big oil. She did that in Alaska, too. Palin’s “ready” to unabashedly call out Barack Obama. This includes pointing out his past associations, his reckless squandering of billions of our dollars to pay back his Wall Street friends (just as Bush/Cheney once did), and his plans to whip Americans into Greece-like big-government submission. This is in contrast to the establishment’s plans to hold back.
Palin’s “ready” to endorse countless candidates for the Congress. She’s been successful at using her enormous grassroots influence to pull a great deal of them across the finish line.
Palin’s not ready to fall in line with the establishment. Until any candidate (including our perceived “front-runner”) demonstrates a full willingness to truly unify with the party’s grassroots, don’t count on her to make deals behind closed doors or hold high-priced fundraisers at her home.
Considering everything Bush & Company were “ready” for, it’s no wonder why Barack Obama was ever put in the position of becoming President of our great Republic. Now of course, he must be fired.
But after observing the behavior of Cheney, Sununu, and other Romney surrogates, it might serve the interest of the American people to ask whether or not Romney is truly “ready” to do that considering the company he chooses to keep.
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What you said. I love Sarah Palin but let’s face it she also did little to boost her experience creds by quitting the governorship after the election. More power to her but she kind of played into Cheney’s point.
Now I should vote for Gary Johnson and reelect Obama bc Dick Cheney said a more experienced vp is the way to go? Some of the stuff here is delusional.
Dick Cheney could stab a voodoo doll of Reagan on tv for all I care, I am voting for Romney and very much AGAINST Obama.
I didn’t say he didn’t have any experience but having “politics as usual” experience in D.C. instead of at least attempting turn the GOP away from being Democrat-lite isn’t worth squat with the fine mess that both parties have gotten us into. Sarah has always been battling those corrupt forces in the party, I can’t say that about Cheney
Seems like we may have also received some pump head as a bonus.
I usually agree with Cheney, but here I can’t help but believe another agenda is at work. After all, he can’t think that Idiot Joe Biden is ready to take over, can he?!?!
Repeating a lie does nothing to make it the truth, only conventional wisdom. Besides, why is it so important she knows exactly where Shiraz is located anyway. What is more important is that the pilot knows.
LLS: BS. Try Huffington Post.
I think I can count on one hand the number of Republicans I like and respect. I really wish we had a viable conservative third party.
Well it’s outlandish to say but Lincoln made lots of mistakes.
For the record, I would elect Palin president. She might be a breath of fresh air with her “inexperience”. I just don’t have to turn on Cheney, and especially on Romney, over Cheney’s comment.
Politically, I don’t think Cheney should have said it but he’s a cranky old so and so. I can live with that.
If Romney were born to more common middle class parents he may have earned an MBA and JD but likely not at Harvard. The fact that his father was a governor, president of a major corporation and a U.S. cabinet member surely helped in the Harvard Department of Admissions.
Stop your divide and conquer Obama crap.
Does Cheney and the Establishment Really Seek to Fire Obama?
Yes!
He’s much more committed than the Romney haters around here.
I know where you stand.
I don’t disagree with you, Palin could be an asset because she lacked DC experience. But Cheney also is of value. He shouldn’t have gotten into this all he had to say was go the experience route.
The issue here isn’t Palin she’s not being considered. Does it mean he would not pick Marco Rubio? That’s the real issue. I don’t like that either I would support Rubio. But let Cheney be Cheney.
They have no reason to. When they lose, they still get their "fair share" of the loot and don't have to do the heavy lifting. Then they can concentrate on churning out more legislation to justify taking out more money from the treasury and stuffing their bulging pockets.
I am honest with myself, I consider it my most valuable trait. We don't agree (re Palin at least), so be it.
He still earned the damn grades. How many Generals are sons of former West pointers. It takes one in your family to break in and you are in.The same is true of actors and actresses. Look around you. If you have no in-you best bust that ass.And Romney could have sat on his ass,too. To all those who look at the rich and expect more, ask yourself -does a broke write my paycheck. Stop falling for Obama’s class warfare. If you wage wear with the rich-you will have no job.
Never any question where I stand. I’m a bitter clinger. Actually, I’m not bitter but I sure will be if Obama gets re-elected. I’ll be beyond bitter.
Neither party really wants to fix anything any more. Every issue fixed is a weapon taken off the table that could have been used to bludgeon voters and the opposition in the next election.
There are some good ones out there and they aren’t always the guy giving the fiery speech. Some of our congressmen actually do work for the American people without looking for a TV camera.
He still earned the damn grades. How many Generals are sons of former West pointers. It takes one in your family to break in and you are in.The same is true of actors and actresses. Look around you. If you have no in-you best bust that ass.And Romney could have sat on his ass,too. To all those who look at the rich and expect more, ask yourself -does a broke write my paycheck. Stop falling for Obama’s class warfare. If you wage wear with the rich-you will have no job.
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