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“Cheney didn’t express a preference regarding Palin pro or con. I have no problem with that whatsoever.”

In light of Cheney’s position on DADT, neither do I. I now sincerely hope that Cheney does not endorse her. His endorsement will be an albatross and if he endorsed her, it would put her in the uncomfortable position of having to disagree with him publicly on a huge issue or just repudiate his endorsement.

Romney ought to be Cheney’s candidate. Historically, Cheney has gravitated toward the Fords and the Bushes and away from Reagan (although he, like all the other Bushies, tries to wrap himself in Reagan’s mantle...which is disingenuous per se, given that he opposed Reagan in 1976.)

I tried to find some evidence to confirm my memory that he supported Bush 41 in the 1980 primaries against Reagan as well. I am pretty sure this was the case given his close relationship (through Ford) with James Baker, Bush’s campaign manager in 1980. Cheney was just a first term Congressman at the time and so his endorsement of Bush would not have caused much of a splash, even though he had been White House Chief of Staff, because it would have been expected that one of Ford’s minions would support Bush over Reagan. Had Cheney come out for Reagan over Bush, this would have been big news, which is why I do not believe that he did. Also, he never served in Reagan’s administration, which is odd given the fact that he had high level Executive Branch experience. But as soon as Bush 41 comes along, he is made Sec Def. It makes me think that Reagan or those close to him saw something in Cheney they did not like.

Anyway, I have never been a big Cheney fan since then. I don’t trust him, and this is the reason why.