Clinton says Cheney wrong on her request ["I couldn't care less what Dick Cheney says about me"]

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[ravingnutter]

Just a reminder that we had some trouble with O'Reilly over comments like that yesterday. You might want to reconsider those types of remarks before posting them.

[Williams]

How professional. It’s not about you, you selfish bitch.

[mkjessup]

Memo:

From: The Office of Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney
To: Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Senator from New York
Re: Invitation

Dear Hillary,

I note your recent objections and disagreements regarding Pentagon policies in the process of being developed for our troops in Iraq.

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I can appreciate your desire to learn more on this subject.

To that end, I am inviting you to a private briefing I have planned for Monday August 6th (coincidentally the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima), contact my office to confirm your availability and we’ll get this all straightened out promptly.

Best Wishes,

Dick Cheney

PS - Ever been quail hunting?

[in hoc signo vinces]

Thanks...I’ll tone down the rhetoric. Hillary needs a taste of her own medicine...was my point.

[edzo4]

hey they removed it!

i’ll say it again

the fact that hillary doesn’t like dick.....cheney, is not news!

[ravingnutter]

No problem, I understand the frustration. Not everyone watches O’Reilly and I am sure a few people missed the thread, we just need to do some self-moderation in the future so we don’t prove him right. Thanks for understanding.

[in hoc signo vinces]

I actually was on the thread where one poster called for her elimination...

I think a lot of people are frustrated by the pass the MSM gives clowns like Hillary, Obama, Reid...etc...simply cuz they’re Democrats.

The anger is starting to bubble over, which is why IMHO...if the sheeple of this country elect a Dem in 2008 a Societal Shooting War wont be far behind.

[Beckwith]

“I couldn’t care less

Shouldn't she have said, "I could care less?"

I think her statement is a double negative -- thereby meaning that she does, in fact, care what Cheney said.

Not the type of grammatical error one would expect from the smartest woman in the world and a published author.

[stylin19a]

Here's the letter of pandering...

The full text of Senator Clinton's letter follows: The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
The United States Department of Defense
The Pentagon
Suite 319
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear Mr. Secretary:

Given the express will of the Congress to implement a phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq and the importance of proper contingency planning to achieve that goal, I write to request that you provide the appropriate oversight committees in Congress - including the Senate Armed Services Committee - with briefings on what current contingency plans exist for the future withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Alternatively, if no such plans exist, please provide an explanation for the decision not to engage in such planning.

The seeds of many problems that continue to plague our troops and mission in Iraq were planted in the failure to adequately plan for the conflict and properly equip our men and women in uniform. Congress must be sure that we are prepared to withdraw our forces without any unnecessary danger.

At a Department of Defense operational update which you hosted earlier this month, you were asked whether contingency plans were being developed in the event that a future assessment concludes the surge is not working. In response, you noted that efforts at the Department of Defense included detailed planning and consideration of operational alternatives, but that "it's more of just broader conceptual thinking." General Pace reiterated that the Joint Chiefs of Staff had not received orders to prepare contingency plans.

Yesterday, however, it was reported that your Iraqi counterpart, Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi is preparing plans in the event that the United States and its forces departed Iraq quickly, reviewing worst-case scenarios, and conducting meetings with Iraq's political leadership on this issue.

In light of growing violence and insecurity in Iraq, the continued lack of political progress by Prime Minister al-Maliki, the Iraqi Defense Ministry's level of contingency planning, and the will of the American Congress to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, it is imperative that the Department of Defense prepare plans for the phased redeployment of U.S. forces. As you well know, any military operation requires contingency planning so that the military and our troops are prepared if the current plan is unsuccessful. It would be irresponsible not to engage in similar planning in Iraq.

Thank you for looking into this matter. I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

CC: General Peter Pace, USMC
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

[originalbuckeye]

I wish the Pentagon, et. al., would keep classified info away from ALL Democrats. They are intent on destroying this great country. NYT included.

[originalbuckeye]

One more thing......Gates should have simply responded ‘Our plan is to win. Period.’

[ObadiahLynch]

No, it’s not a double negative.. “I couldn’t not care less” would be one of them..

[Mr. Jeeves]

Shouldn't she have said, "I could care less?"

Hillary is correct, in this (one solitary) case. "I could care less" is lazy American slang that leaves out a syllable at the expense of completely inverting the meaning of the saying. Saying "I couldn't care less" means "I don't care" - saying "I could care less" means "I do care...because I could care less."

[Mila]

“Shouldn’t she have said, “I could care less?”

It looks as though, from this explanation at least, that she is correct....uh,in her grammar;)

http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html

[gogeo]

Her arms are too short to box with God. Only a fool picks a fight with Cheney.

[bray]

OOOOO Dick Cheney, another AlQuedacRat Boogie Man. Course she had no problem with the terrorists who blew up a policeman, but Dick Cheney is evil.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[RobbyS]

What she didn’t expect was a reply from anyone lower than the Secretary of Defence.

[Chode]

LOOK... it's TouristSenator!!!
It shows up in more places than TouristGuy,
only with less style and substance...
she's Vaporware, just an empty crusty.
(Please spread me around like the parasite that i am...)

[Churchillspirit]

Shouldn't she have said. "I could care less?"

Surely you jest.

LOL!

[Beckwith]

To all who wrote — I stand corrected.