Mary Cheney:
Posted on 05/12/2009 9:47:10 AM PDT by kellynla
Liz Cheney is defending her dad once again.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney recently defended the Bush administration’s handling of the War on Terror and criticized the Obama administration for making the nation "less safe," i.e., releasing details of interrogation techniques used on terror suspects. Cheney’s comments have been slammed by the White House, with spokesman Robert Gibbs saying Cheney should stop regurgitating "ideas and a series of thoughts" that "the last election rejected."
But Liz Cheney, a former State Department official, said on MSNBC today that her father is speaking out of genuine concern for the country and to make sure people know what has kept the country safe for the past eight years, and that her dad is willing to make himself available to the Obama administration to talk about what worked and what didn’t.
"I think that is very much the heart of the matter and I think because of that, he feels he has an obligation to speak out," Ms. Cheney said. "My dad feels very strongly that the current administration is making us less safe … It would be the easiest thing in the world for him to just go fishing and spend time with his grandkids."
Ms. Cheney also noted that former Vice President Al Gore was critical of the Bush administration when he left office, and Obama officials and Democrats never miss an opportunity to bash Bush, so why is Cheney getting all this flack?
"Nobody is sort of saying, ‘Gosh, the Obama administration needs to keep quiet about the Bush administration,’" she added.
She also agreed that the Obama administration is cherry-picking intelligence information to release — a charge echoed by Republicans who say the White House is only releasing memos on waterboarding and other intelligence documents that suit their political purposes. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-MI, just this week called on the intelligence community to declassify documents showing what members of Congress — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA — were told about interrogation techniques and when.
The media needs to "hold the administration’s feet to the fire on this," Ms. Cheney said. "People need to ask — when is the selective release of documents going to stop? … It’s really a dishonest game they’re playing."
Ha! Good one.
Cheney appears on Cavuto today. More fireworks.
Mary Cheney:
I wish Cheney were our president now. I know there’s no way it was ever going to happen, but certainly he’d be much better than Obama!
New rule: Those in the minority must be silent.
I forgot about that. Heads up for any FReepers who aren't chained to their cubicle like I am. I expect a full report.
“I wish Cheney were our president now.”
Well, if you recall, I did all I could do last year to promote him on FR but I guess his health was an issue.
Dick Cheney knows far more about national security and what is needed to achieve it than Gore knows about climate change. The difference is that Gore is a pedantic, lazy, scrotum scratcher who knows nothing of science or weather, and Cheney is a man who has proven his intelligence, in government and the private sector. If any VPs have to shut up, let it be the flunky Gore.
Me Too!
I think a Cheney-Palin Conservative ticket in 2012 will be absolutely UNBEATABLE!!! :-)
Liberals call him “Darth” in a disparaging way, yet they seem to forget DARTH VADER BECAME THE HERO OF THE STAR WARS SAGA in the last movie!!! :-)
I believe (if his health allowed) that Dick Cheney could be THE HERO of a new conservative party movement if he ran for president in 2012 with Sarah Palin as his VP...by then I figure a large majority of dims will NOT vote for a redux by this current president, historical or not! The RINOs who are trying to ‘remake’ the GOP into Dimmie-lite are a waste of time too—time for a third party to take over the party!
I believe it was Dick himself who declined to run (I assume for health reasons) and believe me I would have voted for him even if he was in a Darth Vader outfit.
You know, George Washington declined to run several times as well in the first election, and he became convinced that he was needed in the office...I pray to God to convince Dick Cheney his country and his fellow Americans need him DESPERATELY! and that God will grant him miraculous healing to serve his country one more time!!
BTTT
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