Word: cheneyism
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...shouldn’t come as a surprise that Dick Cheney would hide behind our military—it’s what he has done since the first moments of the American invasion of Iraq. There should be no questions regarding the prosecution of the war, he seems to say, as that would “undermine” the troops. (He used that exact word earlier this week...
...Cheney says that those who challenge the policies that maim these brave young men and women are “validating” the “al Qaeda strategy.” Question those policies, and you are “undermining” the troops; implicitly, he is questioning the patriotism of any who question his judgment...
This is nothing new for the Vice President. Cheney has been head of the Orwell Administration’s Department of Euphemism since day one. When asked if he meant to question Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s patriotism when he said that her opposition to “the Surge” was helping al Qaeda, he responded, “I questioned her judgment.” He continued: “The terrorists don’t expect to beat us in a stand-up fight. They never have. They?...
...Cheney has hidden behind the rhetoric of fear and patriotism from the moment he stepped into office; he, like too many politicians, uses words not to elucidate, but to obscure and misdirect. The really mind-numbing thing, though, is that we let him get away with it—again, and again, and again. This is not so much his failure as it is ours. It’s time that we take responsibility, and demand that he behave in a manner worthy of his office...
...father's instincts have never been the son's. Replacing the Veep now would create exactly the unpleasant succession scenario Bush had hoped to avoid when he chose Cheney in the first place. He didn't want someone soaking up all the attention and energy as he headed into his last 18 months in office. It seemed like a good idea at the time...