Word: cheneyism
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...surpassed only by a video of Dick Cheney tripping and falling off a stage...
...again, the Administration's emissaries had little success swaying Senators' views. Senate Republicans Wednesday staged a mini revolt at a 90-min. luncheon with White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and Vice President Dick Cheney. The GOP leaders emerged from the lunch only to acknowledge that they were far from having the necessary votes. Not only are many strongly opposed to a plan they believe will only postpone the inevitable bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler, they feel that the President has a much easier alternative that would provide them political cover; allow the money instead to be taken from...
...Along? Since when does the military need a sanctuary city [Dec. 1]? The only ones who treat the U.S. military with disrespect are those in the Bush-Cheney Administration. Also, the modern military has become an insulated class of people who think they are of a higher order than other citizens. I realize that very few are pulling the load when it comes to the fighting, but don't dare think for one instant that there is any one group that is more American than another. Didn't we reject that notion by not electing Sarah Palin? Roger B. Wicks...
...terror, said that new President would be wise to maintain some leeway beyond the Army document. "The right answer here is not for the executive branch to have zero latitude in the highest stakes interrogations," Wittes said. "And you don't have to be Dick Cheney to believe that." In the past, members of the intelligence community have also argued for keeping some approved methods of interrogation classified, so as not to tip off enemies to what they might possibly face in the future...
...picked him to be Vice President. And the fact that he will be close at hand in the White House means Biden will certainly have the opportunity to weigh in on important policy questions. But no one expects him to be as big a force behind the scenes as Cheney has been or to seize entire portions of the portfolio for himself...