Tag Archives: Cheney

Hardball Win

Posted on January 4, 2010 at 7:17 pm by Bob Cesca

Matthews went after Jonathan Martin from the Politico about their flagrant Cheney PR operation: Credit where credit is due. Nicely done, Matthews.

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on December 1, 2009 at 1:31 pm by Bob Cesca

“I basically don’t.” —Dick Cheney on whether he thinks the Bush administration bears responsibility for Afghanistan

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Dick Cheney for President

Posted on November 30, 2009 at 4:38 pm by Bob Cesca

Jon Meacham thinks Cheney should run in 2012. John Cole is calling it Dickmentum. And, of course, we all know why Meacham is pitching Cheney. The Drama! Imagine candidate Cheney running against President Obama. The news coverage would be like … Continue reading →

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on November 23, 2009 at 7:41 pm by Bob Cesca

“I think it’s fundamentally harmful and it shows in my mind that this is a guy, a president, who would bow, for example, who doesn’t fully understand or have the same perception of the U.S. role in the world that … Continue reading →

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Cheney and the 'No Attacks Mythology'

Posted on August 31, 2009 at 8:09 am by Bob Cesca

Here’s Dick Cheney on Fox News Sunday: I guess the other thing that offends the hell out of me, frankly, Chris, is we had a track record now of eight years of defending the nation against any further mass casualty … Continue reading →

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The Torture Memo Lie

Posted on August 25, 2009 at 5:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Throughout the morning, MSNBC and others repeated the false conclusion that the newly released CIA memos proved that torture worked. Naturally this has proved to be totally untrue. The memos, from 2004 and 2005, do say that some detainees, particularly … Continue reading →

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Kept Us Safe for How Many Years?

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 11:14 am by Bob Cesca

Liz Cheney on Morning Joe today: “I think it does a disservice to the Bush administration, frankly. We kept the nation safe for eight years.” Eight years. Except for the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in 2001. Except for … Continue reading →

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Around the World with Liz Cheney

Posted on June 6, 2009 at 1:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Liz Cheney on television since May 12: • On the June 4 edition of CNN’s The Situation Room (5 p.m. hour) • On the June 4 edition of Fox News’ Your World • On the June 4 edition of MSNBC … Continue reading →

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Dick Cheney Is What?!

Posted on June 5, 2009 at 4:09 pm by Bob Cesca

I’ve been a little guarded about declaring any sort of broad, long-term Democratic victory since the recent electoral failures of the Republican Party. Public opinion regarding the Republicans, despite all of their crazy, is much more resilient. Much of this … Continue reading →

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The Cheney Files

Posted on May 29, 2009 at 11:46 am by Bob Cesca

Senator Levin has seen the Cheney Family files that allegedly “prove” torture saved lives. The files don’t prove any such thing, of course. Senator Levin: Mr. Cheney has also claimed that the release of classified documents would prove his view … Continue reading →

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