I’ll never forget the glaring look he gave 0bama at the inaugeration.
Posted on 08/28/2011 6:51:13 PM PDT by marktwain
Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s autobiographical book offers new information about a rare instance of Cheney breaking with his own administration’s official policy on a Second Amendment appeals court ruling, angering a top aide to then-President George W. Bush.
A source provided The Daily Caller with the passage in Cheney’s soon-to-be released book, “In My Time,” where the former vice president reveals that he and Bush never spoke about his bucking of the administration over the issue — an appeals court ruling that the District of Columbia’s handgun ban is unconstitutional.
“The president never said a word to me about it,” Cheney wrote.
Cheney describes in his book that he staunchly disagreed with the administration’s Justice Department’s amicus brief not fully supporting the appeals court ruling on the issue. The administration argued that the ruling was too broad and asked the Supreme Court to send the case back to the lower courts.
“This stance seemed inconsistent with the president’s previous position on the second amendment and it was certainly inconsistent with my view,” Cheney wrote.
Therefore, Cheney, in 2008, in his capacity as president of the Senate and not vice president of the United States, signed an amicus brief with other members of Congress — after an aide for Republican Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison approached Cheney’s office — expressing support for the appeals court decision.
Not everyone in the West Wing was thrilled, Cheney recounts.
Bush’s chief of staff, Josh Bolten made it clear to Cheney’s chief of staff, David Addington, that he “was not happy” about it. But Addington, Cheney wrote, responded that he works for the vice president and not the president’s chief of staff.
Cheney also wrote that others “around the West Wing seemed pleased. Barry Jackson, who had replaced Karl Rove as the president’s political adviser, said he was delighted to see that I had taken a firm position in support of the second amendment.”
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, according to Cheney, also later joked that the court was unsure how to rule until “the vice president’s brief showed up.”
But we knew that.
Just goes to show, that even in Republican circles “Shall not be infringed” can not be clearly understood.
That’s why it is the person, and not the party that is critical.
Another reason to respect and love Dick Cheney.
For sure. I’m anxious to see what he says about the evil bastard 0bama. I’ll never forget the glaring look he gave 0bama at the inaugeration.
An another instance of nice guy RINO Bush putting the knife in the back of conservatives that deserved loyalty.
I’m reminded that the media were actually for the Bush presidency, while simultaneously hating it overtly. Remember “gravitas”?
Cheney should have been President and Bush his shoe-shine boy.
I’ll never forget the glaring look he gave 0bama at the inaugeration.
OMGosh .. the heads are truly already exploding!!!
I just love it.
Thanks, lewislynn.
I'd like to to know who were the RINOs that didn't sign the Congress' amicus brief for Heller. Only Lugar in the Senate didn't sign onto the McDonald amicus brief for incorporation.
The best I could do was find who signed for Heller: Members Of Congress Who Have Signed The Congressional Amicus Brief.
At least it's organized by state, even if party affiliation isn't given. Gillibrand signed for Heller, but not McDonald! Hypocrisy is no problem if you're a rat.
Here are the keys whippersnapper...... You mess this up and you will be dealt with....
You don’t look old enough to run the show but are old enough to get the maximum punishment if you screw things up.
I told several people before the election that I felt the ticket was upside-down.
Looks like more evidence I was right.
Thanks marktwain.
Yep.
Is it lawyer season yet?
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