Posted on 03/24/2006 9:44:42 PM PST by FairOpinion
ORLANDO, Fla., Mar 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday rejected charges by Democrats that the Bush administration was mishandling Iraq and said: "If they are competent to fight this war, then I ought to be singing on American Idol."
During a campaign stop in Orlando, Cheney predicted that national security would dominate congressional elections in November and sought to rally Republicans amid dwindling popular support for President George W. Bush.
In Washington, Democratic National Committee spokesman Luis Miranda called the criticism of his party an attempt to divert attention from the situation in Iraq, which is torn by violence three years after the U.S.-led invasion.
Referring to a notoriously acerbic judge on the American Idol television talent contest, Miranda said, "Simon Cowell is more loved than this administration and its failed Iraq policy. Cheney wouldn't last long on American Idol."
Speaking to a Republican crowd at a fund-raiser for U.S. Rep. Ric Keller of Orlando, Cheney dismissed accusations that the administration was "dangerously incompetent" and defended the war in Iraq and Bush's anti-terrorism tactics.
He spoke in favor of Bush's controversial executive order allowing the National Security Agency to conduct wiretaps within the United States without warrants.
"Some Democrats in Congress have decided the president is the enemy and the terrorist surveillance program is grounds for censuring the president," Cheney said, adding, "The American people have already made their decision. They agree with the president."
If they would keep this up, telling the American people the truth and making sure people understand what is truth and what is Dem attack propaganda, which actually hurts the country and is dangerous for the American people -- their approval ratings will jump 20 points.
Ah Reuters. They love that word, dwindle. Like the stock shares of the NYT and other dinosaur media outlets. Dwindling as we write.
Dwindledee and dwindledum. That's got to be who writes these dwindle minded articles.
Cheney rules.
Cheney does have a way with words, doesn't he?
And so does Rumsfeld.
This is exactly what is needed to get the point across to the American people.
He actually fielded a Maureen Dowd-related question in his press conference today!
The MSM simply have no idea how deep they're digging the well they're drowning in.
I'd vote for him! He's gotta be better than that Chicken Little guy they just booted on Wednesday. :oD
Sorry, Chicken Little fans. Anyway~~Cheney rocks!
Democrats CAN lead, just like the restroom attendant telling you which stall is clean.....
All of the liberal talking points get regurgitated by the leftmedia continuously, yet they act as though nothing's going on. Of course. There's no bias. It's merely one long commercial for liberalism.
Vice President Dick Cheney waves in response to a warm welcome given by the troops and their families at a rally at Scott Air Base in Illinois, Tuesday, March 21, 2006. White House photo by David Bohrer
LOL Funnneee
Thanks for the giggle
Oh boy--can we have fun with this.What else could Cheney have said?
Finish this phrase: "If Democrats can lead, then......."
I'll go first: "If Democrats can lead, then I'm Chuck Norris."
Ping :)
" If Democrats can lead, then I'm running the Boston marathon."
Too few people know these days that it was a Kennedy that started the war in Vietnam.
Does that come in 1600x1200? :)
Chuck Norris could spinkick the Dems so hard that they'd fly so far back in time that they'd prevent their own existence.
That one's a heart-stopper!
Your Chuck Norris fan club card is in the mail--good one!
Don't forget "Failed Iraq policy".
Nope, no bias at all. Just move along little sheeple.
Yep.
Lets just review the 20th century.
WW1 - Woodrow Wilson( D)
WW2 - FDR (D)
Korean War - Truman (D)
Vietnam War - Kennedy and LBJ both (D)
Beginning of current Islamic Jihad - Carter (D)
hmmm.
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