Vice President Dick Cheney addresses high school students at the Wyoming Boys' State meeting in Douglas, Wyo. on Sunday, June 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune)
Dick Cheney walks off the field after it was dedicated and renamed in his honor on Sept. 21, 2002 at Natrona County High School in Casper. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
In this Nov. 6, 2008 file photo, Vice President Dick Cheney applauds President Bush during an event at the White House in Washington. Today, Vice President Dick Cheney blamed Congress for failing to bail out the auto industry, saying President George W. Bush was forced to step in to save U.S. car companies and that the economy is in such bad shape U.S. automakers might not have survived without the $17.4 billion in emergency loans approved by Bush. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
In an interview with the Star-Tribune last week, Vice President Dick Cheney spoke about his future plans, why his term in office has been so controversial, and the role his office played in keeping the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park open in winter. Cheney spoke with the newspaper from his home in Teton County, where he was spending time with family.
What role did your office play in the Park Service's decision to keep the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park open in winter?
"We did work with the Park Service. My office was contacted by folks from Cody. I talked to (Republican state Rep.) Colin Simpson. I'm familiar generally with the importance of that east entrance to the folks in Cody, the business community there. I recommended that my staff work on trying to keep that entrance open.
"As vice president, I don't run anything. I'm not in charge of the Park Service, but I can make suggestions, and my staff is actively involved in a lot of those issues on my behalf."
What impact will the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have on important Western issues like wolf management and natural resource development?
"I'd be reluctant to make predictions at this point. It will depend, of course, on who the people he has appointed perform and what kind of guidance and policy they get from the White House.
"I think it helps to have people from the West in some of those key jobs. I guess Sen. Ken Salazar from Colorado is going to take the interior (secretary) job. I think that's helpful to have somebody from Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, in that post. Now, you know I'd rather have a conservative Republican, given my view of the world. But Democrats won the election, and they get to fill those posts, and we'll see how they do."
What do you say to Wyoming residents who remember you fondly as their congressman but disagree strongly with the policy you've helped craft as vice president?
"I think the facts are that we were faced with a unique set of circumstances in the aftermath of 9/11, and we had to make some very tough decisions that not everybody agreed with. But I think they were the right decisions, especially in terms of defending the homeland.
"We've now gone seven and a half years without another attack. To do that, we adopted policies, such as the Terrorist Surveillance Program that let us intercept the communications of Al-Qaeda terrorists talking to folks inside the U.S., the High Value Detainee Interrogation Program, the Patriot Act. These were all measures we took that we felt were essential to defeat Al-Qaeda, to head off the next attack, and to defend the nation. Not everybody agreed with them; some of them have been controversial.
"Our critics have accused us of various and sundry deeds connected with those programs. I don't think the criticism is warranted. And I don't think anybody who has spent time looking specifically at the threat, and contemplating the fact that the next attack on one of our cities might not be just with airline tickets and box cutters as was true on 9/11, but rather with a biological and nuclear weapon.
"That's what we had to guard against, and that's what we had to take steps to prevent. Doing that has obviously generated a lot of controversy, but it goes with the turf."
How do you explain your low approval rating?
"I don't have any idea. I don't follow the polls.
"My experience has been over the years that if you govern based upon poll numbers, upon trying to improve your overall poll ratings, people I've encountered who do that are people who won't make tough decisions. And the job the president has and those who advise him is to make those basic fundamental decisions for the nation that nobody else is authorized or able to make.
"First and foremost among those is to defend the nation. If you're going to follow the polls, you are going to change your policy every week when the poll comes out. Secondly, I think you're adversely affected by the fact that you can get just about any result you want out of a poll.
"My own experience has been, in the administrations I've served in, for example Gerald Ford, a man who made a very, very tough decision when he decided to pardon Nixon, something that was extremely unpopular, universally condemned, but 30 years later he was praised as having done the right thing. So I think you need to have that kind of approach to it rather than watch the polls on any given day."
What is your assessment of Congresswoman-elect Cynthia Lummis, who in November won your old House seat, and the rest of Wyoming's delegation?
"I've watched Cynthia and known her for a long time, through her role in the Legislature and state government. I thought she would make a very able congresswoman, and I'm sure she will do an excellent job. I thought she ran a good campaign.
"She knows Wyoming. She's obviously spent a lot of time in public office in Cheyenne, as well as in the ranching business. She's known all over the state because of the time she spent as a statewide office holder. So she starts with an excellent base in terms of putting together a successful career in the House.
"I also know Mike Enzi and Senator Barrasso very, very well ... I think they're very able and very talented folks who do a great job for the state. I think it's as strong a delegation as I can remember."
What are your future plans; how much time will you spend in Wyoming after you leave office?
"We'll be spending our time between here and northern Virginia. We've got a home here in Jackson where we plan to spend a lot more time here.
"We've got a home in northern Virginia, where all of our kids and grandkids are located now, and we'll spend time there as well. I'd say it's probably going to be a 50-50 proposition.
"We've always considered Wyoming home. It's where we vote and pay taxes ... it's always been an important part of our lives. Now we'll have the opportunity to spend more time here."
Any future political plans?
"I've been involved now for a long time... I ended up spending most of my career in politics in government, and I've loved it. But I think there comes a time to step aside, and I've reached that point in my career. We've got a lot of new talent coming along, good people ready to take on major responsibilities, and that's all to the good.
"Some of us have had a shot at it as I have over the course of the last 40 years. I think it's time now for us to step aside and watch from the sidelines. If I can be helpful from time to time I will, but I have no desire whatsoever to get back into elected office."
Start the slideshow below for a look at the vice-president throughout his life and career.
" Cheney crows a lot about defending America.....why didn't he do it 40 years ago instead of getting five draft deferments. The rest of us had to do our part. Not everyone is fond of Cheney , or his boss either. "
Dewd wrote on Dec 28, 2008 8:52 AM:
" As soon as Cheney leaves office on January 23, Sylvan Pass will be closing much more frequently , won't it ? "
Jim wrote on Dec 28, 2008 10:08 AM:
" Valerie Plame should win her case, Mr. Cheny then should be tried and convicted of treason. "
ugh wrote on Dec 28, 2008 12:27 PM:
" Good riddance to bad rubbish "
georgewashakie wrote on Dec 28, 2008 1:49 PM:
" His lack of understanding about the low approval rating for this administration might have been jacked up some if there had been mention of the fallout from his energy meeting, his interest in Iraq before 9/ll, or the Niger/CIA/Libby issues. Or there might be a memory problem. He forgot to mention his residence on the Maryland Eastern Shore where he will probably pay his taxes. "
Leslie wrote on Dec 28, 2008 6:34 PM:
" Thank you Mr. Vice President for your leadership. You will be missed. "
ohhhhbull wrote on Dec 28, 2008 7:04 PM:
" gawd bull, give it a rest------Cheney has a tremendously high approval rating with Wyomingites, which just proves, once again (this would make about the 1 millionth time) how out of touch you are with most of wyoming and the people who have lived here a heck of a lot longer than you---move along, will 'ya!!! "
Man from Laramie wrote on Dec 28, 2008 9:42 PM:
" And now, from a publication which isn't trying to whitewash Cheney's crimes:
www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/opinion/23tue1.html "
jason karov wrote on Dec 28, 2008 11:47 PM:
" Mr Cheney's statement of "not understanding why he's unpopular is total LIE, and beggars beliefe. You were the primary architect of a war against a sovereign country based on deliberately fabricated intelligence. You then lied to the electorate who entrusted you with the second highest office about the threat this country posed to the United States. You failed to complete the military actions started in Afghanastan. Your administration has created massive debt based on these two wars for which future Americans will be paying for many years. Your personal assistant was involved in a political revenge act that resulted in the disclosure of a United States secret intelligence agent. Your administration failed to act decisively or correctly when a major American city was destroyed. Your administration has destroyed the American reputation as a government and country where justice and fairness reigns. You have admitted to authorizing torture, a principal that is completely opposite all American values throughout our history. Your administration has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and destroyed an entire country and its civilization. Your administration has created a legislative environment where the climate of the world is at jeopardy. Your administration ( a republican one at that) authorized the effective nationalization of the banking system, effectively dealing a death blow to capitalism. Your administration failed to act decisively, when warned, in stemming the damage in the sub prime mortgage market which has subsequently led to the largest economic failure in the last 75 years, and even more likely the largest economic disaster in human history. . It's true there has not been another terrorist attack on the US mainland since 9/11, but the price we have paid in personal liberty, American soldie's blood, our nationa treasure, and sacrifices to the Constitution will be balanced against that victory, and again I think history will not be a favorable judge. I honestly do not understand how you or anyone in the Bush administration can seriously think history will judge you in any other light than as a complete and total failure of stupendous magnitude "
Born here and proud wrote on Dec 29, 2008 12:14 AM:
" Mr. Cheney, As a life long Wyoming resident and someone who understands many things please accept many thanks from those of us who chose to exercise the freedom your dedication has allowed us to continue to have including the neigh sayers who chose to disagree with anything except their humble opinion. "
jody wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:51 AM:
" he is a criminal. plain and simple. "
MJ wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:58 AM:
" Cheney may well be the most despised man in America, and rightfully so! Despite attempts to spin history, bush/cheney the worst administration in US history. Voters for bush unable to admit mistake, just like bush. "
Republican Demographic wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:11 AM:
" Are we surprised that a man who spent his youth avoiding military service, but amassing a personal fortune from working in an industry that reaps obscene profits fueling military actions, puts "defense" as his top priority? The fact that he can say this with a straight face gives you some idea as to why he is clueless about what other people think of him. "
BornInTheUSA wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:32 AM:
" The five time draft dodger cheney and his traitorous drunken deserter of a boss, georgie bush, should have the opportunity to defend their actions where it counts, the World Court, charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against nature. "
CheyenneKid wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:33 AM:
" I remember Mr. Cheney from his days as our congressman. He didn't do a darned thing for Wyoming, and is remembered by some as one of South Africa's apartheid regimes few defenders at that time. Consistent, ain't he? "
Cody Coyote wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:10 AM:
" George--- folks like Cheney and the Gilded Elite who live along the Snake River in Teton County and have bought up all the fine old ranches have a reason to keep a "legal" residence in Wyoming, even if they sleep and work somewhere else . Our state is a tax haven. Wyoming doesn't collect much estate tax, personal income tax, is generous to trusts and especially corporations. Think of it as Lichtenstein with sagebrush. Cheney will always " reside" in Wyoming but will likely live somewhere else, just like the billionaires up the South Fork valley out of Cody. They are the landed aristochracy ; we're just the serfs.
Personally , the less we see of Cheney and the less we have to do with him from here out would be fine with me. We can't bestow honor upon the man just because he came from Wyoming. That is s-o-o-o-o-o misguided; so provincial. I'm sure there is no soccer stadium in Gasthof zum Pommer, Austria named after Adolf Hitler. Honorifics must be earned by action , not birthright. Cheney was a despot during his term as Vice President. I did not agree with his conservative politics as a Congressman , but tolerated them. His tenure as VP was another thing altogether...when he crossed back over the bridge from the Legislative branch to the Executive branch , he was a changed man ; a tyrant, an overlord.
If we are being honest with ourselves, we of Wyoming have very little to be proud of in Cheney. "
M Henrie wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:22 AM:
" "My own experience has been, in the administrations I've served in, for example Gerald Ford, a man who made a very, very tough decision when he decided to pardon Nixon, something that was extremely unpopular, universally condemned, but 30 years later he was praised as having done the right thing. So I think you need to have that kind of approach to it rather than watch the polls on any given day."
He doesn't care about approval -- he's angling for a preemptive pardon. "
vereran wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:57 AM:
" Cheney is one of those kids in school who eggs on the school bully - diabolical, manipulative, clever, stubborn and amoral. It took us a while to really see and understand Cheney, but once we did we got to really dislike him. If course for fellow travelers, he was their poster child and hero. "
Sunami wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:09 AM:
" I didn't know evil could be produced in Nebraska! "
BULL wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:19 AM:
" Ohhhh.....buzz off wirm , I was born & raised in Wyoming unlike yourself. Get a life and quit being a bootlicker. "
janegrey wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:39 AM:
" i am constantly stunned that cheney could be so horrendously obtuse. i suppose in some parallel universe, his attributes may be something to be adored, alas -- not in this. my thoughts are his blatant disregard of the toughts of the public he serves is because he is not really an elected public servant. all politicians really need to start realizing that they are public servants and they need to work for the public. ie -- making decisions on policy that is driven by the public -- and not making decisions they feel are appropriate for the people.
didn't condie rice say once before that the american people need to let them do their jobs. i think it goes over their heads that their job is the american people. there is a reason why the office is called public service. "
Xavier wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:48 AM:
" It's pretty strange that Cheney would even defend his "record". You'd think he'd just make it unavailable to the public's eyes, just like the energy task force, his documents, and so on. "
T.R. wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:14 AM:
" He should be spending the rest of his life in Federal prison. "
Casper Resident wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:16 AM:
" Go on back to Texas with your friends in the oil industry. You will be very popular in Texas after all that you have done to help the oil industry while helping to destroy the U.S. economy and trample all over our constitution. You are just as much a resident of Wyoming as all the other rich azzholes in Jackson; you own a home there so you can go there to vacation once in a while. Mr. Cheney, you stopped being a Wyoming resident a long time ago. You sold your soul to the oil gods. "
K.Black wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:38 AM:
" Cheney is a sociopath. He and Bush both deserve a date with The Hague. "
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:53 AM:
" Cheney led his President to violate Federal Law and Our Constitution and because of that CHENEY caused the deaths of over 4,200 US Soldiers and the Maiming of over 30,000 US Soldiers, ruined our reputation, Outed a CIA agent, and Tortured prisoners and destroyed our Economy.
The Majority Of Americans will Have Contempt for Cheney for as long as they live.
Cheney has brought Ruin On The Republican Party But No Republican Has Called For His Impeachment (which by itself could redeem the GOP).
In WW-II President Roosevelt reacted to our being attacked by legally declaring war on three nations. FDR put 13 Million men under arms and asked the American people for sacrifice. Four years later the enemy leaders were all dead and we defeated their armies.
Today, after seven years, Cheney and Bush failed to declare actual war on Afganistan where the 9-11 killers came from. They allowed Osam Bin Lauden to get away. They still trade with the Saudi Princes who funded the killers. The only major attack we made was against a country, Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9-11.
Cheney and Bush used 9-11 as an excuse to break Federal Laws, Treaties and the Constitution. The crimes of Cheney and Bush are too numerous to list and too well known by all.
The reason they felt they could violate laws with impunity was that Administration Lawyers Declared that they could. Well, just saying something that is obviously illegal (like Torture) Is Legal, Doesn't Make It Legal.
Even If Cheney and Bush manage to avoid impeachment, investigation and conviction by our sorry excuse of a Congress and Justice Department, they will be traveling outside of America solely at their own risk as War Crimes Trials can be started by Any Country which is a signatory to the international agreements which prohibit them.
This should be fun to watch.
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Curtis Balls wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:59 AM:
" Why do journalists allow Cheney and others in the Bush Administration to repeat the lie that the United States has not been attacked since 9/11? This just simply isn't true. There were terrorist attacks in MD with the sniper. There was the anthrax poisoning, which has yet to be adequately solved, and then there are the countless terrorist attacks on American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Several thousand of them have died from these terrorist attacks. So what is this big fat lying BS from the Bush Administration? Lies, and the so-called journalists never challenge them on it. "
Richard wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:00 AM:
" It is interesting to read the comments and wonder just how many of those people have spent time in public service of any kind. The complaints are almost funny, but the truth is that Richard Cheney has served his state and nation with distinction for many, many years and should be held in high regard by all. "
gr8rd8a wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:17 AM:
" I think it might be because Americans just don't like WAR CRIMINALS. "
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:48 AM:
" Cheney's main purpose in the Office of Vice President was to expand the power of the presidency. Wasn't that clearly Un-Constitutional? "
Exactly wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:55 AM:
" No attacks at home since 9/11 because we sent our children over to Iraq to be sacrificial lambs and keep them distracted from attacking at home. Bush and Cheney have killed more of our citizens with their war of choice in Iraq than Osama and his bunch killed on 9/11. By the way; Bush and Cheney were the ones on duty on 9/11, so I guess if they want to brag about how well they protected us since 9/11 they need to step up and admit some responsibility for failing to protect us on 9/11. Bush had intel on his desk well in advance about terrorists planning to hi-jack planes and hit buildings; all the pieces of the puzzle were right there and were ignored; hi-jacked airplanes, flying lessons, the works. I am glad that Cheney went ahead and ordered the flight over PA to be shot down instead of allowing another plane to hit the capital or whitehouse as well; nice that they were able to spin it as brave heroes on the plane taking control; from how little was left of the plane, I do not believe that it was crashed, but rather that it was shot down. "
Revised Rear View wrote on Dec 29, 2008 12:19 PM:
" I find it to be hysterical reading the absolute hate so many are expressing for our President and our Vice President.
What exactly are all of you reading daily that makes you so venomous and full of enmity for Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney, both very able, long serving and competent public servants?
What specific terrible crimes have these two leaders committed? Given the national and international events over the course of the past 8 years, what would you have done and how would that have been better in your 2020 hind sight? What unintended consequences do you think that you brilliant decisions would have created for you to then try and repair given the limitations in resources over that same period?
I think that most of you need to start looking through the wind screen instead of into the rear view mirror. You'll find that the drive is safer that way. "
Jimc wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:09 PM:
" What a goof he is- he has no idea wh y people don't like him? How about greedy a--hole and unpatriotic jacka--. He had other priorities when it was his turn to serve but he didn't mind sending others to die for his cowardly a--. "
Joe wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:25 PM:
" If we haven't had a major attack on our soil of the magnitude of 9-11 in the past 7 years, how to we know it's due to the actions of the Bush administration? I say it's just dumb luck. Arguing that the war in Iraq has prevented such a catastrophe ("We're fighting 'em over there so we don't have to fight 'em here") is like assuming that the terrorists can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Any good they've done for national security has been more than offset by their incompetence, illegal war, and their bullying approach to all aspects of foreign policy, thus assuring that another 9-11 will occur. It's just a matter of time. "
Lou P wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:33 PM:
" What Mr Cheney has never understood is that his first responsibility is to defend the Constitution - not the country. In order to defend the country he has run roughshod over the constitution and our liberties. Most citizens (perhaps the 75% who disapprove of his performance) would rather "live free or die". "
Sharonms wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:45 PM:
" This is one COLD, evil man with no consicence who has a highly inflated opinion of himself - a true sociopath. Thank goodness we're soon going to be rid of him. "
Jim Q wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:45 PM:
" The Devil speaks softly, showing no sign of anything but self-assurance. "
Exactly wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:14 PM:
" Al Qaeda plans their major attacks for eight or ten years between them, sets them up well in advance, and launches them when the time is right. Look how long it was between the first World Trade Center bombing and the 9/11 attacks. If they hold true to form, I would expect another major attack within the next year or two; not because of Bush and Cheney, but because that's how long the terrorists wanted to take to plan and execute their next attack. "
Joe12pak wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:34 PM:
" It gives me hope to see so many good people call a spade a spade. There's no doubt that Bush & Cheney should be tried. convicted, and hung, as war criminals. This is a war of aggression they have started for the sake of gaining oil for the select few who stand to profit. They have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people around the world and here in America for the sake of their own greedy agenda.
Richard: Are you saying that you would probably need to have been in public service to have lost your moral compass to the point of being able to accept these crimes as trivial and meaningless, and then go so far as to say the man should be held in high regard. You must be some sort of corrupt politician or blind or just plain ignorant to what has happened.
It is good to see that not everyone is turning a blind eye to the crimes against humanity that these Hitler style thugs have perpetrated upon the people of America and the world. "
logger wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:35 PM:
" I would like to respond to "jason Karov". You were quoted saying Cheney "was the architect of a war against a sovereign nation based on fabricated inteligence". You agree that it was an illegal war based on lies? Then how come you never came out in favor of "restoring" Saddam to power? It blows me away that none of you, not even the pathetic Michael Moore, ever advocated Saddams rightfull return to power. He was "illegally" removed from a "sovereign" nation right. I think its because you're secretly relieved that the worse mass murder since Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot is gone for good. Fabricated inteligence? Bill Clinton saw the same inteligence that Cheney did and called for war. Blame yourself for gutting the CIA and destroying their inteligence gathering ability. "
roughneck wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:50 PM:
" well,looks like the vote stands among the people as it should,here here-bush and cheney should got to world court,with the rest of the gop bootlikkers "
Dave G wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:17 PM:
" Cheney - what a disappointment. January 20 will end the 8-year Paleozoic era at the White House. "
Ragtime Cowboy Joe wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:23 PM:
" His total disdain for the American people and for the U.S. Constitution cast a pall over our wonderful state. After he is long gone I will once again be proud of beautiful Wyoming. "
Peter E wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:27 PM:
" One he is gone I will again be proud to be from Wyoming. "
Austin wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:35 PM:
" Hello future war criminal - hope you like jumpsuits. "
OneFly wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:35 PM:
" What an embarrassment this guy has been for our country and the state of Wyoming.
Oh-that's right Wyoming loves this guy.
YIKES!! "
Dozer wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:38 PM:
" He still touts the Terrorist Surveillance Program, the High Value Detainee Interrogation Program, and the Patriot Act, which we can also call illegal wire-taps, torture, and the attempt to end civil liberties, respectively. "
Deborah wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:39 PM:
" But I think they were the right decisions, especially in terms of defending the homeland.
Does "defending the homeland" have an eerie ring to anyone else? "
westresident wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:40 PM:
" It seems like Cheney does not understand what the word 'democracy' means. So sad. In a shrinking world where we need to figure out how to work together and Cheney's policies hurt us very much. Good riddance. "
Sagebrush wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:44 PM:
" Cheney has done terrible damage to the country, violated the Constitution, approved of torture, lowered the esteem of the rest of the world for the U.S., but he just can't see it. He should be arrested and tried for crimes against humanity. "
George wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:55 PM:
" This man is the worst vice-president in our history and should be charged with treason for what he brought about with his secret energy policy and his leading us into war. He is the major cause of the energy crisis and the war led to financial ruin. "
MattK wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:08 PM:
" It's hard to comprehend the amount of damage he and the Bush administration have left our country and democracy. He's probably learned through harsh experience that to actually read the poles would be to inform him of his leadership. THe fact that he still does not consider waterboarding as a form of torture has degraded all of us for a long while. I'm very glad to see him go. "
Frankie wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:18 PM:
" Why do we have to continue to bear the burden of the claim that Mr. Cheney is "from Wyoming" or that he is a "native son"? He moved here at the age of 13/14, graduated from high school here, and enrolled in UW after flunking out of Yale. Following his UW graduation, he left the state and didn't return until he wanted to use his Wyoming connection to be elected to Congress. He "lived" in Wyoming for about ten years, prior to his appointment to the Defence Dept. where he closed more bases than any other Secretary of Defence, creating the need for troop services provided by Haliburton and KBR. Sorry--I'll get off my soapbox. Mr. Cheney has damaged the armed services, the Constitution, the office of the vice-presidency, and our standing in the eyes of the rest of the world. Can't he please be associated with Nebrask or Texas from now on? As a legitimate third-generation Wyoming citizen, I resent having Mr. Cheney shoved down my throat as a Wyoming resident or native or whatever. "
Rob wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:36 PM:
" prosecute GB and DC to the fullest extent of the law! trators! "
Thomas W wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:42 PM:
" Wow! How self-centered and conceited can a man be? Mr. Cheney is the epitomy of arrogance and ignorance...a very dangerous combination. Just ask the families and friends of the THOUSANDS of human beings who are no longer with us due to his policies...they will tell you how smart the Cheney man was and how he made us safe from attack. Cheney and Bush have presided over the worst administration in U.S. history and 30 years from now, that will STILL be the case. "
logger wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:45 PM:
" Have the courage to google "thwarted al Qaeda attacks". See how effective the apparatus that Cheney set up was. I'll bet ya Obama knows. I bet he doesn't change a thing. you're naive to believe Al qaeda didn't want to attack us since 911. They've just been rendered incapable. They've been nuetralized. Something Clinton sure didn't do. "
Larry Crowder wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:47 PM:
" for what it is worth, I believe Chenny did as good a job under the circumstances as anyone could expect. These are not only tough times, but as you can see the left just cannot let go of the past administration, so about all we can do is let them make total fools of themselves and go on. Mr. Chenney, I tank you for your service to this country. "
DW wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:56 PM:
" Cheney is a GREAT American...All you liberal whiners can @#$% off!!!!!!!!! "
Bob wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:13 PM:
" How anybody who worked so hard to avoid the military could have such a major influence on our military program is beyond me! His record as vice-president will go down in history as the worst. "
mikefcrowemsn.com wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:14 PM:
" Mr. Cheney was a draft doger in the '50s', and is a 'responility dodger' in the new century. "
quikshot CO wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:17 PM:
" Cheney was a draft dodger in the 1960's, and is a responibility doger in the new century. "
gene wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:27 PM:
" I sent President Bush an email before he went into Iraq, advising against it and felt that he was only concerned with the oil and getting even for his father. That's too bad that we had to lose over 4000 and billions or trillions over what I still consider an ego trip. It was planned in the white House. Gheney plays a large role for the decisions.
We could have had Homeland Security without goinng to Iraq. I don't consider that a positive for the administration, especially as poorly as it did in New Orleans. I also detest not knowing where my mnoey is going right now in bal out. I blame that on the Adminstration and not the Congress. Bush believes that he can ignore any area of a law he wants to and not follow the will of the elected congress. And who plays a large part in the Conservative philosophy of little to no oversight. Your own vice presiddent, Mr. Cheney.
I think you get my drift. "
S in CA wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:29 PM:
" the neigh sayers who chose to disagree with anything except their humble opinion
Wow. Sounds like "born here and proud" has been hanging around horses a little too long. I listen to neigh sayers, too, but I don't think I'll be asking my horse his opinion of Cheney. "
BDH wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:35 PM:
" The only word for this man is EVIL. "
Clint wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:53 PM:
" Torture. Intelligence manipulation. Shredding of the U.S. Constitution. What a shameful vice presidency! A war crimes trial can't come soon enough... - Clint in Rock Springs "
zee wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:01 PM:
" ... Thank you Mr VicePresident Cheney - you are a Great American & have spent your life in Service ... i know ~ the masses may not _Understand_ (yet) ... "
Martin wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:02 PM:
" Dear Wyomingites:
Hitler was dearly loved by the majority of his fellow countrymen. I guess that makes him a great guy. "
rob wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:02 PM:
" Heil cheney! "
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:23 PM:
" Regarding Impeachment, or investigation & prosecution of Cheney:
I quote from P.M. Carpenter
"These are crimes we're talking about -- war crimes, Constitutional crimes, crimes against "the people," crimes against the world, crimes, simply put, against humanity. And it's a trifle more than an "ideological sacrifice" or democratic virtue to now neglect the prosecution of those crimes; indeed that would be an unpardonable crime itself.
I'm not suggesting we pursue some animalistic joy of revenge. In fact, revenge has nothing to do with it. This is national self-preservation I'm talking about. For if we permit the Bush administration's darkest luminaries to walk away legally unscathed, we are inviting more of the same. And that "more" will return to haunt us in exponential spades."
Folks, if you or I had done these deeds, you and I would be thrown into Cheney's rendition program and probably would never see a lawyer, a courtroom or the light of day again.
Fighting against the Constitutional abuses of Cheney and Bush is the only way to protect our Constitution. It is only that Constitution that protects our children and grandchildren from having to live under a right or left wing American Dictator. That situation is coming sooner than we think unless We The People, Wake Up Soon!
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richard Shaffer wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:35 PM:
" If Nuremburg Principles that were applied to Nazi leadership were applied to the Bush administration, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice would all be hanging from a gallows. "
David Steiner wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:45 PM:
" Cheney will be remembered as one of the most influential and least representative and most damaging to the body politic of vice-presidents. I don't envy his heirs. "
tom johnson wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:00 PM:
" Mr. Vader doesn't understand why he's so unpopular? Why doesn't he go to Germany, I think they have a warrant for him. I can't think of anyone in our history who has done so much harm to our country. Even Benedict Arnold led us to important victories at Saratoga and Lake Champlain. I hope you spend many years in prison. "
Tom-Tom wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:04 PM:
" Cheney is the worst President we ever had. His evil deeds will go down in history. Bu$h was only a puppet. "
truth will out wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:24 PM:
" Chenney is attempting to rewrite history. He "believes" he was right, and that's all that matters. Other people do not. Laws do not. The constitution does not. The pain and suffering inflicted on others does not. What an incredible waste of 8 years. "
Nick wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:25 PM:
" Are these all the lies you hypocritical libs are talking about?"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.
"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.
"There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001.
"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seing and developing weapons of mass destruction." Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force if necessary to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.
"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years . We also should remember we have alway s underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction." Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,
"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do." Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002.
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ... Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003. "
gary wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:27 PM:
" Hopefully Mr. Cheney will have a chance to explain his actions more fully at the World Court. His trial and sentencing there would be the only thing that could reduce the shame he was brought on us all. "
flowerguerrilla wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:46 PM:
" What a demonic team was Rove/Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld. From the Bush family history of funding Auschwitz (Look up Prescott Bush) to the stolen elections and the destruction of the U.S. Constitution, American Fascism reared it's ugly head. The propaganda arm of this regime sold "the war on terror" across all the networks and major publications. Thank God for media which seeks to educate the electorate and not entertain or inflame. God have mercy on America for the crimes we have committed under this dangerous administration! May justice be served - SOON! "
Wyoming Rick wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:46 PM:
" Cheney is a maggot war criminal and a disgrace to America and to Wyoming! "
Norm Dewhurst wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:36 PM:
" Cheney has added fear and intimidation to the executive branch of government. His influence has been negative throughout these long eight years. He has the arrogance to dismiss the opinions of anyone who disagrees with his positions and invites no discussion, debate or learning. His influence on this country has been nothing but negative. I am grateful that it is over and we should see nothing of him and hear nothing him forever. "
thermop wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:52 PM:
" Be careful, Bush/Cheney are not out of office yet - and Israel attacking the Palestinians may be giving Cheney all the excuse he needs and wants to attack more of the Middle East. "
E LG wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:56 PM:
" "In god we Trust" is our Dollar emblematic phrase. Let him to judge the right or wrong. We are accomplices as they are actors of their anti-constitutional activities. Do you ask yourself why did not stop them on time? The impeachment will change our struggle economy? Did will change the course of History? Answer yourself and be the judge "
ELG wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:59 PM:
" "In god we Trust" is our Dollar emblematic phrase. Let him to judge the right or wrong. We are accomplices as they are actors of their anti-constitutional activities. Do you ask yourself why did not stop them on time? The impeachment will change our struggle economy? Did will change the course of History? Answer yourself and be the judge our world needs peace not to revive evil ways "
ELG wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:01 PM:
" "In god we Trust" is our Dollar emblematic phrase. Let him to judge the right or wrong. We are accomplices as they are actors of their anti-constitutional activities. Do you ask yourself why did not stop them on time? The impeachment will change our struggle economy? Do will change the course of History? Answer yourself and be the judge. Our world needs peace not evils ways "
wyo_proud wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:20 PM:
" Since it's the end of the year, and since I believe in public service and being a good, honorable fellow, I will provide a kindness for Vice President Cheney. I will explain to him why he's unpopular.
Here are 25 reasons to begin with. I trust he's taking notes for the next time he's asked.
1. You pressured the CIA into falsifying information that got the nation involved in the Iraq War.
2. You admitted to approving torture.
3. You promoted spying on American citizens.
4. You repeatedly suggested that America would be greeted as liberators in Iraq and then after that lie became an embarrassment, lied and said you never said that.
5. You pressured the CIA into falsifying information that got the nation involved in the Iraq War. I know I said that before, but you can never say that one enough. Even if all the other reasons didn't exist, it would be enough. It's a really good one.
6. You lead the search team for finding a vice president for George Bush, and named yourself, ushering in an era of selfishness and political manipulation.
7. Your involving America in the Iraq War has cost the country $583 billion dollars. Well, for starters. This is money that could have been used for a good cause: like bailing out Wall Street CEOs.
8. You show a scorn of the U.S. Constitution by suggesting that you are not a part of the Executive Branch of government, nor a part of the Senate, but an island unto yourself.
9. Your involving the nation in the Iraq War has gotten 4,200 Americans killed.
10. You showed a heartless scorn and frozen coldness towards the American public and those 4,200 dead by responding "So what?" when informed that two-thirds of Americans opposed the Iraq War.
11. You held a secret meeting with the heads of oil companies for determining America's energy policies. And you didn't even include America's top expert on energy, Sarah Palin.
12. You helped oversee the collapse of the American economy.
13. You have helped oversee the collapse of America's high-standing around the world.
14. You come across as really mean. Also, snarly, angry and vicious, all qualities contrary to a public who elected your boss pretty much because they think he seemed like the kind of guy they could have a beer with. You seem like the kind of guy who would hit them on the head with a beer bottle. When they weren't looking. After they'd bought you the beer.
15. You began the plan to out a CIA operative who was protecting American by working on counter-intelligence, simply because you didn't like an accurate report her husband wrote.
16. You support the illegal detention of prisoners, eradicating the 1,000-year humanitarian tradition of habeas corpus.
17. Your saying that you don't know why you are unpopular is why you are unpopular. It shows you to be either so cut off from reality as to be near-inhuman, or such a bald-faced liar as would make Pinocchio seem honorable. Saying you don't know why you're unpopular is like the person who punches someone in the eye and goes, "What??! What did I do?!"
18. Your abrasiveness, highlighted by crude swearing at opponents on the "gentleman's club" of the Senate floor, is seen as a leading cause of the breakdown of decency and bi-partisanship in government.
19. You went into hiding and stayed in your undisclosed bunker at the very time America needed transparency and leadership.
20. You seem like you're the real-life equivalent of Darth Vader. Just to be clear, this is different from coming across as "really mean." Grade school principals are "really mean." But after-class detention is different from trying to annihilate human life forms by shoving them into a universal Black Hole.
21. Your Administration ignored a briefing, "Bin Laden Determined to Attack U.S.," and the U.S. got attacked by Bin Laden.
22. You ignore that the U.S. got attacked and that 3,000 people got killed under your Administration's watch, while lying that you kept America safe.
23. You took a proud, honored nation and crushed it so badly that 81% of Americans say the country is seriously off-track. I particularly mention this since you say you don't follow polls.
24. You have retained stock options and deferred salary to Halliburton, of which you were CEO, despite insisting you severed all ties to the company that has received several billion in government contracts from the Iraq War.
25. You shot your 78-year-old friend Harry Whittington in the face, didn't rush with him to the hospital, didn't instantly apologize, and got him to accept responsibility. Sort of like what you've tried to do to the United States.
Anyway, now you know. In case it comes up again. Like at your war crimes trial. Or at lunch.
Happy New Year, though.
Same to America. And a happy one it finally is...... "
Paul Ostrof wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:05 PM:
" Cheney's next residence should be the BAig House for all the war crimes he has committed. "
Jon FoxMaj.USMCRRet. wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:22 PM:
" Richard "of course the orders still stand" Cheney will ultimately be remembered as a mass murderer. "
Wyoming Patriot wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:29 PM:
" Impeachment hearings for Cheney are supported by the majority of Americans, nearly 40 members of Congress and many House Judiciary Committee members. I think this indicates how the country feels about this man, who has violated the Constitution and other federal and international laws. This man "outed" a CIA agent-- a federal law. He has committed treason. It's not too late to impeach, which must be done to prevent a pardon protecting him forever from the law. "
Darwin26 wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:40 PM:
" Yeah Cheney, you had a shot at it, you served as the worst example of human disgrace on the planet. Oh and talk about defend and protect the USA, uhhh where was your miserable excuse of a vice presidents derriere before the week of 9/11 - did you miss the memo's ? Weren't you supposed to stop the attacks BEFORE they happened? This was your 'Pearl Harbor' as you Neo-cons subscribed to, How's it working for you now? And i might remind you there are some Congressional Subpoenas that you seem to have ignored - that's against the law - liar. You haven't made us safer - you have killed and maimed thousands of US soldiers not to mention the hundreds of thousands in Iraq (btw where's Osama?) and accomplished NOTHING but horror and destruction in 8 years; depleted our US Treasury and shamed America in the face of the world. You won't be missed. You Mr.Cheney are ignorant of the US Constitution's meaning - essentially it's about the Rule of Law not the Rule of Men. "made hard decisions" NO Cheney, you made the WRONG decisions and propped them up with lies and more lies... and i'm still wondering why you prevented the US Air Force from Scrambling at the out set of the 9/11 Debacle? Any Ideas or fabrications? As a former 15 year resident of Jackson, WY '65 - '80 and recently on a work project in Pinedale (Boomtown) WY i can say i'm so glad i don't live there anymore. Though i do appreciate the new liberals coming up in WY it's so filled with the Gays God Gun crusaders that it'd take a major state ectomy to turn WY around. My Grandfather-in-law Alan Budge was a great liberal and WWI Veteran, Homesteader on Mormon Row/ Kelly. i toured all the places he went this last Thanksgiving. "
ByeByeBushAndCheney wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:33 PM:
" Please end the nightmare of Bush and Cheney. They will go down in history as doing more damage than any administration in modern U.S. history. "
AlwaysAsk WHY wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:14 AM:
" "As vice president, I don't run anything."
If this is TRUE, WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE ASK CHENEY THIS QUESTION:
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE STRATEGY ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE ON 9/11?"
Correct Answer should be: "Conducting NORAD training operations in responding to PLANES FLYING INTO SKYSCRAPERS."
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Wayne Smyer wrote on Dec 30, 2008 5:32 AM:
" "I wish to thqank all my fellow Caspians for their swell support duriny my tenure as their beloved and truly "vice" Great War Profitnator, Little Dickie "F-U" Cheney WHAT'S GOOD FOR HALLIBURTON IS GOOD FOR AMERIKA "
frontrange wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:05 AM:
" The only great accomplishment the Cheney/Bush Whitehouse did was expose the lies and deceit we've been fed since childhood. It will be a great day to see these two behind bars. I'm sure the world agrees..... "
TBreeze wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:09 AM:
" I think Casper needs to take a bit more pride in a native son. The VP graduated NCHS in 1959, the year my Uncle graduated. I graduated in 1975. To have a voice of reason in the white house during a period of such turmoil in Americas history. What would have happened if George Jr would have been left to his own devices? The ship stayed upright and on a steady keel and I believe that was largely in part to the VP's leadership behind the scenes. Can't wait for this same dialouge after a few years of Obama and Joe Biden. Let's start the discussion now about Joe's plagiarism and cheating in college or better yet, Obama's phony birth certificate and false credentials to even become president. I think a few years from now we will miss Mr. Cheney in Washington. "
David Frost wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:31 AM:
" So if the President or Vice-President do something, it can't be illegal? Cheney should be tried for war crimes. He is a coward and a hypocrite. "
NYVegan wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:38 AM:
" I have four words for those trying to salvage our government from the damage of this administration: Indict, prosecute, sentence, imprison. "
BULL wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:46 AM:
" From the looks of most of these comments , I would say the majority have spoken. And not well of Cheney. Watch how quickly he and the other crooks disappear from the limelight after Jan. 20 . 2009. May God help America after what these fools have done. "
greeleygirl wrote on Dec 30, 2008 8:16 AM:
" Cheney is a crook and a stain on the good name of Wyoming and this country. "
Son of Liberty wrote on Dec 30, 2008 8:37 AM:
" Richard Cheney should be tried, convicted and imprisoned and water-boarded daily in Guantanamo for the rest of his natural life. He is an evil man who has betrayed his oath of office each and every day he has been in office. May he burn in Hell. "
nic wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:13 AM:
" impeach, indict, imprison. NOW! "
roughneck wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:54 AM:
" i cant believe some of these people still cling to a fairy tale,or nightmare.what a putz cheney is,and bush "
AL wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:57 AM:
" ALL OF YOU PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK!! HE WAS ONE OF THE BETTER VP'S WE'LL EVER SEE. THIS JOKE OF AN ADMINSTRATION THAT IS COMING IN IS JUST REPULSIVE! TALK ABOUT FUGITIVES! "
GiantSS wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:28 AM:
" Wow!, I never realized that Wyoming was so full of Kool Aid drinking goons. I can picture most of you just absolutely drooling with hatred. It's downright funny. To you Halliburton haters. As far as Halliburton getting contracts for the logistical work in Iraq and Afganistan, KBR, which used to be part of Halliburton, is one of only two companies in the world with the capabilties to do that type of work. The other one is French. Yeah, lets farm that work out to the French. Cheney is not Halliburton, by the way. It is a company with thousands of your neighbors and friends that are working hard to take care of their families, just like most of you. And one more thing, Give war a chance. "
Richard wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:41 AM:
" One of the problems identified by the Wyoming legislature is retention of it's educated citizens. A vast majority of the college graduates leave the state to seek opportunity. After reading the above comments, it is readily apparent who stayed behind. "
Frank wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:42 AM:
" Some on should ask Cheney were he was working, living and paying taxes before he rushed back( in the dead of night) to Wyoming under a deadline to register as a registered voter of Wyoming! Remember he was only helping Bush interview likely candidates for the VP job. Then after picking himself as VP he had to fly back to Wyoming where he hadn't lived, voted , had a paid his taxes for the past 8 years.At the time that he he picked himself he was a registered voter of Texas, not Wyoming. The 25th Amendment says the Pres and VP can't be from the same state, but that didn't stop Cheney! "
logger wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:43 AM:
" I love this! The paranoid, hatred dripping, no logic, lackeys of the left are truly showing their colors. I've never seen such hatred. I thought you hippies were all about love and peace. Would the rainbow people behave this way? You'd all be in a mass grave if you tried this in Saddams Iraq. Why do you deny the iraqi people even the chance at the same civil liberties you hold so dear? You can tell that you're still on "college vacation". In ten years you're gonna have kids, your wife is gonna tell you to stop smokin dope, most of you will be wearing suits, you're gonna gripe about taxes and government regulations,and you'll be voting republican. Try and do some original thinking. You're already uncomfortable with your own beliefs right now arn't you? Peace and love kids. "
Dunder Hoof wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:02 PM:
" Cheney should be put on trial for Conspiracy to Start a War of Aggression, which was the first charge at Nuremburg. If found guilty, he should be hanged, just like the criminals at Nuremburg, some of whom hanged on that charge alone.
Wyoming officials should place him under arrest as soon as he sets foot in the state again. "
Scooter Liddy wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:19 PM:
" Suggest you Cheney cheerleaders wake up and start paying attention. You could start by reading "Angler" by Barton Gellman and "The Dark Side" by Jane Mayer. Problem is you all probably don't read up there in Wyoming. "
MichaelO wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:22 PM:
" What the heck was that quote from ole Ben Franklin about trading freedom for security?
You kind folks defending Mr Cheney ever heard of it?
Or maybe Ben was an America-hater too, for all I know. "
NotVenom wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:36 PM:
" Ahh..to be Cheney. To going hunting with 'friends' and shoot in the face those that don't agree with you. Anyone else would go to jail. Must be nice to be Veep!
Good Riddance! It's the end of an error. Thank you Cheney and Bush for putting liberals back in command. We can now look forward to using science again, helping solve global warming issues, ending the war, and maybe even having a budget surplus. "
Chuck Zlatkin wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:55 PM:
" I'm surprised if Vice President Cheney returns to Wyoming. With Halliburton now a Dubai company and the fact that Dubai doesn't have an extradition treaty with the United States, I would assume that Cheney could live out his life without seeing the inside of a prison in Dubai with all his money. Not exactly the path of an American hero, but Cheney is far from that. "
Always Ask WHY wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:56 PM:
" ACHTUNG! Underfunded education in this nation is not an accident! They want and need you and your children to be ignorant and powerless. That is the ONLY way they can attain power and maintain it. And they have succeeded.
The result is that now America is a nation of silent, arrogant, ignorant, disinterested, disconnected, greedy and addicted "Good Germans" (also suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome") who can and have been EASILY led to commit, justify or ignore the atrocities of those elite plunderers and mass-murderers-for-profit they have elected ... and with the same result: ultimately their own destruction and deep and abiding shame.
Heil Bush! Heil Cheney! "
A lways Ask WHY wrote on Dec 30, 2008 1:02 PM:
" BUSH AND CHENEY'S (NEO-CON, PNAC'er) PLAY BOOK:
THE IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
“The liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic STATE itself. That, in its essence, is FASCISM – ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power.” -- President Franklin Roosevelt
THE IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
By Dr. Lawrence Britt Free Inquiry Magazine / Spring 2003
Dr. Lawrence Britt, a political scientist, studied the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile). He found the regimes all had 14 things in common, and he calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism. The article is titled 'Fascism Anyone?', and appears in Free Inquiry's Spring 2003 issue on page 20.
The 14 characteristics are:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism -- Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -- Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to 'look the other way' or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause -- The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military -- Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism -- The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
6. Controlled Mass Media -- Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or through sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in wartime, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security -- Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined -- Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected -- The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed -- Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts -- Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment -- Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses, and even forego civil liberties, in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption -- Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions, and who use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections -- Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against (or even the assassination of) opposition candidates, the use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and the manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections
The Warnings: “There are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. ...Place before the eyes of such men a post of honor, that shall be at the same time a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it. The vast number of such places ...renders the British government so tempestuous. ...[and is the true source] of all those factions which are perpetually dividing the nation [and] distracting its councils...” -- Benjamin Franklin
“The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.” -- Albert Camus: French novelist, essayist, and playwright.1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. 1913-1960
”A great wave of oppressive tyranny isn't going to strike, but rather a slow seepage of oppressive laws and regulations from within will sink the American dream of liberty.” -- George Baumler
”The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.” -- James Madison: US fourth president, 1751-1836 "
Ray Traudt wrote on Dec 30, 2008 1:48 PM:
" For 70 years, I never used the term 'evil' about any man, but Cheney changed that. "
brian h wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:07 PM:
" 3 more weeks to till no more cheney. its something how these chicken hawks like to start wars and torture. "
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:32 PM:
" If Cheney is not impeached,
His Evil will long haunt America.
Our children and grandchildren will be in danger of having to deal with a right wing or left wing dictator if the Cheney/Bush abuses of power are not soundly repudiated by impeachment prior to Jan. 2oth. "
LarryW wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:52 PM:
" Finally, the traitor will be out of office. Can we try him for treason then? "
Spike wrote on Dec 30, 2008 3:47 PM:
" I emphatically agree with other posters. This man should be tried for treason and spend the rest of his life doing very hard time. He is pathological, the archetypal sociopath. "
Richard B wrote on Dec 30, 2008 3:54 PM:
" An important question to ask is, why did Mr, Cheney et al spend America down over the past eight years? He didn't accomplish this alone. He had plenty of help from both political parities and from a power elite. See David Rothkopf's Superclass. What was his/ their agenda? Will Mr. Obama slow this agenda? Will the power elite that obviously condoned Cheney's machinations retrench? They can make money anywhere in the world. They don't need America except perhaps as a mercenary force. "
M. Douglas Wray wrote on Dec 30, 2008 4:04 PM:
" Time will reveal all of his crimes... and eventually remove him from our sight. May he live forever - in infamy... lest we forget. "
Stephen Mitchell wrote on Dec 30, 2008 4:07 PM:
" Regarding Cheney's "interrogation" program, he says, "Our critics have accused us of various and sundry deeds connected with (the) program. I don't think the criticism is warranted."
In fact, water-boarding has been considered as torture for nearly a millenia and is soundly denounced around the world for both its inhumanity and its ineffictiveness. Yet Cheney lives in a bubble-like world where a rose is not a rose- or so his lawyers have told him.
My prayer is that Cheney may never freely travel to any significant destinations for fear of arrest of trial for crimes against humanity. The one destination Cheney deserves, if justice is ever to be served, is a trip to The Hague to stand before the International Criminal Court (ICC). "
Flowerguerrilla wrote on Dec 30, 2008 5:03 PM:
" Giant SS, the work the contractors did hardly replaced what was bombed (illegally). Remember the soldier who was shocked in a shower due to faulty electricity. If you review the quality of the work provided, including the food mandatorily SOLD to soldiers (which was very poor quality), and the fact that of the $30 Billion spent per month on the war, 40% goes to contractors, I guess you could say from a weasely immoral uber capitalist exploitative sense, yes the Contractors were successful. Throw in Cheney's Vanguard PRISON FOR PROFIT scandal, and we have ourselves a figure that will haunt patriots who love the Constitution and the values of justice for a long time. May American Justice no longer be a an oxymoron - Investigate! Indict! "
Bob wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:06 PM:
" Than ks but no thanks to the people of Wyoming for giving this lizard political legs. You gave us a man who took his ethics from Niccolo Machiavelli, and bragged about reading it every year to refresh the enamal on his fangs. "
ridemwestern wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:17 PM:
" I don't know the man personally, but I hope he doesn't come to my neighborhood. "
LibbyBuck wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:53 PM:
" Later Dude, Sorry Wyoming. "
jaye wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:59 PM:
" As a resident of WY for 71 years, I hate to admit that Cheney came from here. He has violated the Constitution and done harm to the US "
Wayne wrote on Dec 30, 2008 10:24 PM:
" The devils down in hell are getting Cheney's room ready for his arrival. "
logger wrote on Dec 30, 2008 10:56 PM:
" I can't resist one more comment. I love that all these young people (me thinks some from Boulder) can exercise their civil liberties in such a way. It also gives the people of wyoming a glimpse of the fanatic left wing fringe. Democracy is truly a beautifull thing. Ask the South Koreans if they'd like to change places with their brothers in the north. American bombs killed 80,000 French civilians in WW II. Ask the French if they'd take back those lives in exchange for living under the Nazis for 50 years. Ask the Iraqi people in five years if getting rid of Saddam was worth it. The communists in eastern europe and russia collapsed because their citizens could look to the peoples in the West and envy their freedoms and economic prosperity. Radio Free Europe was the best investment we ever made. They realized their commie regimes weren't delivering the goods. We can only hope that the people governed by the corrupt regimes of the middle east can notice and yearn for the freedoms and prosperity the Iraqis now have a chance to have. It may take decades. If theres one thing that Saddam and Castro have taught us, its that the 20% with the guns control the 80% who don't have them. Someday Cuba will be free, and I'm sure it will come as a great surprise to you when the people urinate on his statues (did ya know 9000 defected last year-from his free health care paradise) Did you ever wonder why there was no anti-war protests in North Vietnam? The side you backed would have put a bullet in your head and disappeared you into a mass grave. Now that was real oppresion! Not the piddly little oppresion you like to imagine Cheney did. So enjoy the civil liberties that you wish the Iraqis never had. Its ironic that the "shoe thrower" threw his shoe at the very man who made it possible for him to exersise his civil liberties-and live. I love a democracy. "
Frankie wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:03 PM:
" GiantSS--hating Haliburton is not the point. Our Armed Services should be providing the logistical and support service that Haliburton and KBR are now being paid a profit to provide. No, we don't turn these tasks over to a French company. We have the military do it as they always did before Cheney eviscerated troop numbers and readiness. Look it up--Cheney made bigger cuts in base numbers and troop numbers than any other Sect. of Defense in history, paving the way for the massive Haliburton/KBR no-bid lucrative contracts. No wonder Cheney became the company president after leaving Defense: a great reward for work done for his private sector profiteers. But that's just a small part of what we can legitimately object to as far as Mr. Cheney's "public service." Which part of the public was Cheney serving? "
Frankie wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:05 PM:
" And thanks, Cody. You expressed my sentiments better than I did. "
Ray T. wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:22 PM:
" In my 70 years, I had never used the term 'evil' with respect to any person, but seeing Cheney lead the country changed that. "
Thesoapboxroadshow wrote on Dec 31, 2008 6:35 AM:
" Cheney:
War Criminal War profiteer Liar Vietnam Draft dodger
all in all, a disgusting human being... "
GiantSS wrote on Dec 31, 2008 7:05 AM:
" Flowerguerilla; Just exactly how much time did you spend in Iraq. What was illegal about the bombing? Remember, your leftist buddies in congress approved the use of force. I don't recall any of my friends who have served in Iraq telling me they were forced to buy food. Poor quality? It's a freekin war zone, not a five star restaraunt! I remember my dad telling me it was treat when they got to eat a dang mule that had gotten killed durng the fighting. I've been shocked by faulty wiring in this country, so tell me what your point is again. Maybe you leftists should do a little history research of past wars before condemming every little thing about this one. War is a nasty, dirty business. "
Mary wrote on Dec 31, 2008 7:28 AM:
" Mr. Cheney, 'tis better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt'
You should be tried on treason to the US and innocent murders of childfren, families, and our young American men. "
Hillary wrote on Dec 31, 2008 8:00 AM:
" God bless Vice President Cheney.
He is an American success story and a true patriot.
The 20-20 hindsight media and the weak minded that are seduced by them in this now ignorant and self absorbed nation are doing nothing to make America better, or stronger by the endless attacks of the Bush administration and it's members.
Is it that they are afraid to look toward the future as will be formed by the Obama administration?
Focusing on the past and the Bush administration takes the focus off of the Chicago Mafia's latest offering on the national stage, Barak Obama. "
George in Worland wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:18 AM:
" Cheney has given cowboys a bad name that it will take years to live down. He's a Washington incider, and never was more than a free loader. We should have never let him pretend to represent a free state with a free people. "
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:40 AM:
" I agree.........................
"" Cheney:
War Criminal War profiteer Liar Vietnam Draft dodger (5 deferments)
all in all, a disgusting human being... ""
About says it all, Don't You Think?
-----------------
Oh, wait... it someone lies about WMD and gets Our US Soldiers Killed For The Lies...
Murderer ?
.. "
Red 5 wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:56 AM:
" Good to see that the vast majority of the commenters here understand what damage Cheney has done to the Constitution, our rights, and our Country.
This man admitted to war crimes on national TV and yet, there remains a very small minority that defend him.
Amazing. "
Mimi wrote on Dec 31, 2008 10:43 AM:
" Cheney is an embarrassment to me, as I am from Wyoming. He is a sneak ... a crook ... a cruel and INhuman egomaniac. Together with DUBYA, who marched to Cheney's drummer, he has ruined our country here at home and our reputation around the world. I can hardly wait to get these hideous people out of office. I think, along with Rumsfeld, both Cheney and Bush should be tried for war crimes. "
Lynn B wrote on Dec 31, 2008 11:23 AM:
" Cheney would't have any idea why he's so despised, as he doesn't have a conscience. That he could sit during an interview and state that Waterboarding is not torture says it all. With Cheney's lack of a moral compass, anything goes. He looks down on anyone he doesn't consider part of the "elite" and, therefore, doesn't deem them human. So, he doesn't care what anyone does to these "animals". He is truly the devil, and I will breathe a huge sigh o relief come January 20th, when he no longer has the ability to hurt us. He is a dangerous man who should be tried and jailed. At the least, he should be placed in an institution where he is monitored and can't hurt anyone again. "
unitas wrote on Dec 31, 2008 12:11 PM:
" Cheney is really the ultimate VP isn't he? He pretends to care for our country but he moves his money to Euros and Dinars. The only thing these criminals have fixed since they've been around is two elections. "
Pepper wrote on Dec 31, 2008 1:40 PM:
" Cheney may well be loved by Wyoming citizens, but he is hated all over the world and is eligible for indictment for crimes against humanity.
Here is what you brave citizens of Wyoming love about your man (Bush's handler):
1. Lied us into war for bankers and oil.
2. murdered 1.5 million Iraqi's for greed and avarice
3. authorized sexual torture of little children (Iraqis)
4. Has assisted in implementation of a police state.
5. Personally oversaw and coordinated the attack on 9-11. (see Sec Manetti's sworn testimony)
(TREASON AND A HANGING OFFENSE)
6. No bid contracts for his friends that resulted in death and illness to our soldiers
7. Military occupation of civilian soil on US land.
8. Gutting of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
9. Practicing alcoholoic that shoots friends in "
LMFAO Laughing my freaking AZZ off wrote on Dec 31, 2008 3:34 PM:
" Cheney must think the citizens of this great nation are stupid . That we really don't realize how corrupt or malaligned the Bush/Cheney administration has been.
Of course...they did get voted in for two terms. WHY???
Anyway...the reason I started LMFAO is because of the post from Pepper. I almost forgot that amongst the war crimes, the murdering, the political corruption, etc., etc., etc.,.....he also SHOT someone in the azz while hunting for turkey. What a reject...LMFAO. What a legacy for Wyoming to carry. And, I'm sure he is the the one who forced BUSH's hand to repeal the semi-automatic gun ban from National Parks. WOW.
Who will Wyoming vote for during the next election....Joe the Plumber? Oh wait...probably that dummy from Alaska who can see Putin rear his ugly head from her porch. LMFAO!!!! Go Wyoming! Keep up the good work! LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "
Nick wrote on Dec 31, 2008 4:53 PM:
" Why won't any of you libs answer my question, review the quotes given and tell me why you aren't calling all those peopl eliars too. Pepper tell me why people weren't lying? Where do you come up with 1.5 million people killed? According to amnesty international, the terrorists lilled 85% of the dead over there. Why aren't you mad at Hamas for sending rockets into cililian areas, why aren't you mad about hamas sending suicide bombers into restaurants and shopping areas killing innocent women and children? Why aren't you glad Sadam i sout of power? He killed 800,000 people according to Amnesty International between 1991-2000. Please tell where the proof is for any of the nine cvlaims you make. Answer my question, are the quotes I provided earlier lies too? Don't forget everything that has pssed in the last two years wa swith the Democrats in power in the senate and congress. Not one thing could be passed without their approval including the monitoring of foreign phone calls. "
Lynn McDonald wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:01 PM:
" I know I'll celebratie this New Year the fact that Cheney will only be in office another 20 days. He's the biggest war criminal this country ever produced and he has dealt this country blow after deceitful, lying, ugly, evil blow, producing the biggest mess we'll ever have to deal with in our lifetimes. I don't care WHERE he's from, he belongs in prison along with other criminals. The TRUE axis of evil, is Cheney, George Bush and Karl Rove. No other evil can compare with the three of them and the devastation they wrought on the whole WORLD. Stay as far away from my world as possible you creep. "
Mike R wrote on Dec 31, 2008 11:10 PM:
" Of course he plans to "step aside". He knows he couldn't even be elected as the guy who cleans up after the horses in a parade. What a despicable "human being". "
jody wrote on Jan 1, 2009 4:43 AM:
" sorry nick but BUSH was in power the last 8 years... hes the man to blame!
even BEFORE he became president he said he would attack iraq. he was determined to take over the oil at ANY cost. "
koja wrote on Jan 1, 2009 5:56 AM:
" I can't wait until wyomings economic boom slows down,5 to 6 years then some you whiny libs will go back where you came from.Truth Bush and Cheney have save millions of lives,stabilized the oil industry,you would be out by now,Russia would be controlling it.I guarantee you 80 I.Q. ,limp wristed house moms would be whining,which might have been a good thing,you'd have move where it's warmer. They took the fight to the desert.Big empty place for a war.We would have spent the same amount of money on the military no mater what or gave it to people who are hungry overseas and won't work here.Clintons did neither.They took money from military budget,had the highest capital gains receipts of any administration ever,cut highway money borrowed money from the social security and calls it an surplus,there was still an 6 trillion dollar deficit.The U.S Treasury web site prove that .80 people associated with the Clinton's are dead from accidents.Obtw Russia went into Georgia,Cheney paid them a visit, Russia left,hmm.Thats the kind of guy ya want.Democrats thows us crums and promises to shut us up.After all who owned the slaves?Eisenhower was not popular,educated blacks will tell he did more for them than any other president and he was unpopular for that when he was president.You libs had to use Acron to steal and buy the election,because you can't reproduce anymore.You either gay.did to many drugs,that made ye stupid and sterile,then you abort your babies when do get pregnant,Orgy s I suppose "
roughneck wrote on Jan 1, 2009 8:38 PM:
" giantss-you sound like you work for halliburton,all the times i have been around any of them they are mouthy lazy ignorant and slow,period,thats why they are called the red army,it takes 10 halliburton hands to do the job of 1 good roughneck,i know,personally. besides there at least three other companies out there worldwide with the same capabilities. "
Nick wrote on Jan 2, 2009 8:19 AM:
" None of you libs will answer the question of the quotes I gave you and asked if they were lies too. Hypocrites.don't you feel the IUraqis are better off with Sadam gone. 25 million now have the right to vote for the first time. 3000 new schools have been built. 300,000 kids have been immunized for the first time. Sadam according Amnesty Internation killed and tortured over 800,000 poeple between 1881 and 2000. That has all stooped. LMAFO by the way, Alaska has a larger economy than Arkansas did. Clinton learned on the job, remember the aspirin factory he bombed and don't forget Sudan was going to turn over Bin Laden to use and Clinton said qwe did not have the morol fortitude to take him. "
Martin wrote on Jan 2, 2009 5:08 PM:
" Some of us leaving derogatory comments here about Cheney are not leftists, we just think the Constitution should have been obeyed.
Cheney threw the baby out with the bathwater. "
GiantSS wrote on Jan 2, 2009 5:59 PM:
" Roughneck, No I don't worh for Halliburton, and as far as what KBR, does specificlly, there is only one other company that handles the same type of logistical work, so get you facts straight.You sound like a high school senior getting into a p***ing match with a junior over who is tougher "
buchney wrote on Jan 2, 2009 8:19 PM:
" Good riddance to the worst half of the top two officials in Washington. He will go down in History with his extremely stupid boss as the absolute worse officials in American History. "
not changin wrote on Jan 3, 2009 6:11 AM:
" you bush/cheney bashers never run out of hate-you crack me up!! "
Nick wrote on Jan 3, 2009 8:06 AM:
" Jody you still won't answer the question. Were all those Democrats lying when they made those atatements? The point is, he used the same intelligence those Democratws did to make thye decision about Iraq. 17 un resolutions defied, everyone at that time said he was trying to acquire and and make WMD. Since he had used them before on his own people, iy was not an unreasonable decision. But you ar eso filled with hate you are defying logic. Take a look at those quotes made in 1998 and 1999. The Dems said thwe same thing Bush did. Either both sides wer elying or none of them were. Facts are undeniable. Don't call both sides liars or call none of them liars. To call one side aliar and not the other is just pollitical hyprocrasy. Liars or not?"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.
"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999. "
Cindy Lowry wrote on Jan 3, 2009 9:32 AM:
" The Vice President's comments defending the Bush Administration are out of line. They were first rate criminals-- no bid contacts in Iraq, the pre-emeptive Iraq War(which we are still dearly paying for today with the collapse of the banking, housing, and employment numbers, no enviormental actions were to save our precious lands -- destroying the wolves and now putting the polar bears in the greatest peril we can remember to date, and then I could ramble on and on about how we didn't engage our political allies in other world conflicts, and now they are supposely trying to broker a deal with Israel to end the ever increasing ON GOING ALL OUT BATTLE WAR ---- The American public will be greatly relieved when the Obama Administration takes over -- at least we will have a chance for some peaceful resolutions in this world, and our world can hopefully be restored to stop the ever present Global Warming Issue that we must address. "
not changin wrote on Jan 4, 2009 7:22 AM:
" maybe one of you haters can post the name of any american who has had their constitutional rights violated by the current administration, and where I can read about it. "
pepper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:07 AM:
" Nick, I tried to answer your questions but the paper wouldn't let me post them...... Sorry. They were great answers too "
Prophit0 wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:09 AM:
" Nick, I will answer all your questions.... no problem. The simple answer to "why aren't all these people lying too?" is that its been PROVEN over and over again and admitted by Cheney that they lied about the WMD. Ridder is a conservative republican and he confirms there were no weapons of mass destruction. Can't blame the libs for that one.
Second of all, I am not a lib, I am a full blown registered republican. Even we have people who are not blind faith followers when the elephant is standing eye to eye with you in the living room.
Here is your next question:
"Where do you come up with 1.5 million people killed"
Here is the link from 10/2006 and add 500 per day for the next year and three months and you are then over 1 million, that does NOT INCLUDE THOSE WE HAVE KILLED WITH DU POISONING, DEATH SQUADS RUN BY NEGROPONTE (who ran the ones in El Salvador, remember him? He was demoted from head of Intel to head of death squads). which means we are up to about 1.5 million. That does not include the 5 MILLION REFUGEES WE HAVE CREATED AS WELL. THAT IS 1/5TH OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THAT COUNTRY.
www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/
Your next question:
"Why aren't you mad at Hamas for sending rockets into cililian areas, "
Because the cease fire was broken by Israel against the Palestinians with their planes and blowing up facilities and the Hamas struck back. Lets see if I understand you right...... you have Israel with the largest most high tech weaponry and planes in the entire middle east, and you have them with 400 nukes and you have Hamas on the other side with outdated and ineffective little missles that kill no one according to HAARTZ, the Israeli newspaper over there, and you ask me why I have no pity????
Isreal, it is now being reported is using WHITE PHOSPHEROUS WEAPONS AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN... THOSE ARE ILLEGAL INTERNATIONALLY AND A VERY HORRIBLE CRUEL DEATH WITH NO WOUNDED..... ITS A WEAPON OF GENOCIDE.
Your next question:
"Why aren't you glad Sadam i sout of power?"
I am glad Saddam is out of power, who said I wasn't..... however, that is a decision of the Iraqi people, NOT OURS. Now the Iraqi people will pay for us doing the job by giving up 75% of their oil revenues. That is greed, buddy, plan and simple and the ONLY REASON WE ARE IN IRAQ ANYWAY.
I want Bush and Cheney out of offfice as they are both "our Saddam" but do I want the Chinese to come in here and get rid of them for us killing 1/5th of our population or making refugees out of us??? NO WAY! Use your brain buddy, it hurts when its been dormant, but it will go away with use.
Finally, it was Cheney, Bush that put SADDAM IN POWER IN THE FIRST PLACE. The CIA did a coup in Iraq in the early 80's and put Saddam in with a hit list of those they wanted him to get rid of and he did their dirty work for htem.
As for the dems.... don't bother with that, I don't like them anymore than I like the treasonous bums who are currently in the white house and in congress before 2006 who passed the military act of 2006 before leaving office that finalizes the gutting of our constitution and bill of rights.
Your just a faith based small picture man, I can tell. You need to read more "
Pepper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:16 AM:
" Nick, forgot to give you one more good piece of information that will help you to realize what a psycho Cheney really is and without a conscience.....
Did you know his wife wrote a porno book about lesbians???? This is a family thing...... she is also in a position of power. So what Wyoming produces in leaders is nothing to be proud of at all.
Its just another example of the hypocracy that runs rampant in that neocon enclave of perverts.... "
Pepper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:19 AM:
" Oh, forgot to mention, Cheney is a psychopath and thus doesn't give a rats butt about approval ratings... he only cares about his pocket book and a full cupboard of alcohol to see him through each and every night.....
I didn't even mention all his DUI's for drunk driving did I??? Yup, Nice guy. Shoots a friend in the face while drunk, over an argument and then gets away with it. "
Lee wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:17 PM:
" Nick You need your own column. You are the only one that uses common sense and open eyes unlike so many of this bunch. Cheney and Bush have made mistakes, granted. Yet so many people just read headlines and small snippets of stories without research, and don't get the real story. We are very fortunate to live in this country, and more people should find out why and understand our history. Hey Nick, see if Casper Tribune will print all your dem quotes. I don't think so. Thanks again Nick........and cross your fingers on this next administration . Talk about questionable. "
Big Horn Basin Conservative wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:20 PM:
" This is my first visit to the blog world. Wow! What a bunch of garbage and uneducated comments. I'll tune back into my Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mike Church, and Adrew Wilkow to get some intelligent conversation! I don't know what part of Wyoming you represent but it is not my neighborhood, family, or friends. I guess we all have better things to do than blog! If you can all do a better job than Cheney....run for office preferably in another State! "
Mary Ann wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:42 PM:
" Good bye and good ridence to a morally bankrupt politician. He is the WORST and I hope that he will be brought up on charges for his role in the lead up to the Iraq war. "
Lee wrote on Jan 4, 2009 2:26 PM:
" AMEN ! ! ! ! Big Horn Basin Conservative.......Again my sentiments exactly. from a 4th generation wyomingite and conservative. "
Man from Casper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 4:50 PM:
" Big Horn Basin Conservative: You think that Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity offer intelligent conversation?
Are you kidding? "
Noor Anisa wrote on Jan 5, 2009 12:44 AM:
" Does Cheney plan to get back on board with his former Haliburton work of building the pipelines across Pipelinestan? Or did China get there first? Will war in Kashmir help his in that gas and oil goal? Will supporting Taliban again give us the "friends" we need in the region despite the reputation for killing women? Personally I think US was better off when Cheney had simple monetary goals and pipeline maps... He did not want war as much then. I wonder if the evil deed of war was more alluring than the evil deed of greed? He really showed an appetite, I mean aptitude for torture language and maybe VP was more fulfilling for him in that sense. "
FREEDOM FROM THE GOP NOW wrote on Jan 5, 2009 5:10 AM:
" Big Horn Basin Conservative....now there is an oxymoron . Real conservatives have disappeared long ago. "
Taxpayer wrote on Jan 6, 2009 7:30 AM:
" Cheney will be the most talented and brilliant elected official that Wyoming will produce for a long while. I am so proud that Wyoming could produce a man who has contributed so much for the betterment of this country. To all the liberal complainers, check Truman and Churchill's popularity when leaving office. "
The bigest honor wrote on Jan 6, 2009 9:55 AM:
" is if it bothers a neolib dumpstercrat. Based on that he is among the best who have served in the VP position.
I remember the escalation of the war when johnson was in and how he took social security from the trust fund putting it into the general fund to pay for the war. wonder what the new admin will filch. "
motoboy wrote on Jan 6, 2009 6:12 PM:
" Taxpayer: You said, "Cheney will be the most talented and brilliant elected official that Wyoming will produce for a long while."
As bad as Cheney is, if present trends continue in Wyoming elections you may well be right. "
Michael Rissler wrote on Mar 31, 2009 9:42 AM:
" The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Cheney should keep his mouth shut and fade away quietly before he forces the government to charge him as a war criminal. There is also mounting evidence that Cheney is complacent in the crime of bribery and showing favoritism to his favorite corporation, Halliburton. I believe Cheney is corrupt bully and should be use as an example of what a politician should not be. "
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BULL wrote on Dec 28, 2008 5:55 AM:
Dewd wrote on Dec 28, 2008 8:52 AM:
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Man from Laramie wrote on Dec 28, 2008 9:42 PM:
www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/opinion/23tue1.html "
jason karov wrote on Dec 28, 2008 11:47 PM:
You were the primary architect of a war against a sovereign country based on deliberately fabricated intelligence. You then lied to the electorate who entrusted you with the second highest office about the threat this country posed to the United States. You failed to complete the military actions started in Afghanastan. Your administration has created massive debt based on these two wars for which future Americans will be paying for many years. Your personal assistant was involved in a political revenge act that resulted in the disclosure of a United States secret intelligence agent. Your administration failed to act decisively or correctly when a major American city was destroyed. Your administration has destroyed the American reputation as a government and country where justice and fairness reigns. You have admitted to authorizing torture, a principal that is completely opposite all American values throughout our history. Your administration has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and destroyed an entire country and its civilization. Your administration has created a legislative environment where the climate of the world is at jeopardy. Your administration ( a republican one at that) authorized the effective nationalization of the banking system, effectively dealing a death blow to capitalism. Your administration failed to act decisively, when warned, in stemming the damage in the sub prime mortgage market which has subsequently led to the largest economic failure in the last 75 years, and even more likely the largest economic disaster in human history.
. It's true there has not been another terrorist attack on the US mainland since 9/11, but the price we have paid in personal liberty, American soldie's blood, our nationa treasure, and sacrifices to the Constitution will be balanced against that victory, and again I think history will not be a favorable judge. I honestly do not understand how you or anyone in the Bush administration can seriously think history will judge you in any other light than as a complete and total failure of stupendous magnitude "
Born here and proud wrote on Dec 29, 2008 12:14 AM:
As a life long Wyoming resident and someone who understands many things please accept many thanks from those of us who chose to exercise the freedom your dedication has allowed us to continue to have including the neigh sayers who chose to disagree with anything except their humble opinion. "
jody wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:51 AM:
MJ wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:58 AM:
Despite attempts to spin history, bush/cheney the worst administration in US history.
Voters for bush unable to admit mistake, just like bush. "
Republican Demographic wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:11 AM:
BornInTheUSA wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:32 AM:
CheyenneKid wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:33 AM:
Cody Coyote wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:10 AM:
Personally , the less we see of Cheney and the less we have to do with him from here out would be fine with me. We can't bestow honor upon the man just because he came from Wyoming. That is s-o-o-o-o-o misguided; so provincial. I'm sure there is no soccer stadium in Gasthof zum Pommer, Austria named after Adolf Hitler. Honorifics must be earned by action , not birthright. Cheney was a despot during his term as Vice President. I did not agree with his conservative politics as a Congressman , but tolerated them. His tenure as VP was another thing altogether...when he crossed back over the bridge from the Legislative branch to the Executive branch , he was a changed man ; a tyrant, an overlord.
If we are being honest with ourselves, we of Wyoming have very little to be proud of in Cheney. "
M Henrie wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:22 AM:
He doesn't care about approval -- he's angling for a preemptive pardon. "
vereran wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:57 AM:
It took us a while to really see and understand Cheney, but once we did we got to really dislike him. If course for fellow travelers, he was their poster child and hero. "
Sunami wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:09 AM:
BULL wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:19 AM:
janegrey wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:39 AM:
didn't condie rice say once before that the american people need to let them do their jobs. i think it goes over their heads that their job is the american people. there is a reason why the office is called public service. "
Xavier wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:48 AM:
T.R. wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:14 AM:
Casper Resident wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:16 AM:
K.Black wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:38 AM:
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:53 AM:
The Majority Of Americans will Have Contempt for Cheney for as long as they live.
Cheney has brought Ruin On The Republican Party But No Republican Has Called For His Impeachment (which by itself could redeem the GOP).
In WW-II President Roosevelt reacted to our being attacked by legally declaring war on three nations. FDR put 13 Million men under arms and asked the American people for sacrifice. Four years later the enemy leaders were all dead and we defeated their armies.
Today, after seven years, Cheney and Bush failed to declare actual war on Afganistan where the 9-11 killers came from. They allowed Osam Bin Lauden to get away. They still trade with the Saudi Princes who funded the killers. The only major attack we made was against a country, Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9-11.
Cheney and Bush used 9-11 as an excuse to break Federal Laws, Treaties and the Constitution. The crimes of Cheney and Bush are too numerous to list and too well known by all.
The reason they felt they could violate laws with impunity was that Administration Lawyers Declared that they could. Well, just saying something that is obviously illegal (like Torture) Is Legal,
Doesn't Make It Legal.
Even If Cheney and Bush manage to avoid impeachment, investigation and conviction by our sorry excuse of a Congress and Justice Department, they will be traveling outside of America solely at their own risk as War Crimes Trials can be started by Any Country which is a signatory to the international agreements which prohibit them.
This should be fun to watch.
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Curtis Balls wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:59 AM:
Richard wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:00 AM:
gr8rd8a wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:17 AM:
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:48 AM:
Exactly wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:55 AM:
Revised Rear View wrote on Dec 29, 2008 12:19 PM:
What exactly are all of you reading daily that makes you so venomous and full of enmity for Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney, both very able, long serving and competent public servants?
What specific terrible crimes have these two leaders committed? Given the national and international events over the course of the past 8 years, what would you have done and how would that have been better in your 2020 hind sight? What unintended consequences do you think that you brilliant decisions would have created for you to then try and repair given the limitations in resources over that same period?
I think that most of you need to start looking through the wind screen instead of into the rear view mirror. You'll find that the drive is safer that way. "
Jimc wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:09 PM:
He had other priorities when it was his turn to serve but he didn't mind sending others to die for his cowardly a--. "
Joe wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:25 PM:
Lou P wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:33 PM:
Sharonms wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:45 PM:
Jim Q wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:45 PM:
Exactly wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:14 PM:
Joe12pak wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:34 PM:
Richard: Are you saying that you would probably need to have been in public service to have lost your moral compass to the point of being able to accept these crimes as trivial and meaningless, and then go so far as to say the man should be held in high regard. You must be some sort of corrupt politician or blind or just plain ignorant to what has happened.
It is good to see that not everyone is turning a blind eye to the crimes against humanity that these Hitler style thugs have perpetrated upon the people of America and the world. "
logger wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:35 PM:
roughneck wrote on Dec 29, 2008 2:50 PM:
Dave G wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:17 PM:
Ragtime Cowboy Joe wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:23 PM:
Peter E wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:27 PM:
Austin wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:35 PM:
OneFly wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:35 PM:
Oh-that's right Wyoming loves this guy.
YIKES!! "
Dozer wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:38 PM:
Deborah wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:39 PM:
Does "defending the homeland" have an eerie ring to anyone else? "
westresident wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:40 PM:
Sagebrush wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:44 PM:
George wrote on Dec 29, 2008 3:55 PM:
MattK wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:08 PM:
Frankie wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:18 PM:
Sorry--I'll get off my soapbox. Mr. Cheney has damaged the armed services, the Constitution, the office of the vice-presidency, and our standing in the eyes of the rest of the world.
Can't he please be associated with Nebrask or Texas from now on? As a legitimate third-generation Wyoming citizen, I resent having Mr. Cheney shoved down my throat as a Wyoming resident or native or whatever. "
Rob wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:36 PM:
Thomas W wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:42 PM:
Just ask the families and friends of the THOUSANDS of human beings who are no longer with us due to his policies...they will tell you how smart the Cheney man was and how he made us safe from attack.
Cheney and Bush have presided over the worst administration in U.S. history and 30 years from now, that will STILL be the case. "
logger wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:45 PM:
Larry Crowder wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:47 PM:
DW wrote on Dec 29, 2008 4:56 PM:
Bob wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:13 PM:
mikefcrowemsn.com wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:14 PM:
quikshot CO wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:17 PM:
gene wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:27 PM:
We could have had Homeland Security without goinng to Iraq. I don't consider that a positive for the administration, especially as poorly as it did in New Orleans. I also detest not knowing where my mnoey is going right now in bal out. I blame that on the Adminstration and not the Congress. Bush believes that he can ignore any area of a law he wants to and not follow the will of the elected congress. And who plays a large part in the Conservative philosophy of little to no oversight. Your own vice presiddent, Mr. Cheney.
I think you get my drift. "
S in CA wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:29 PM:
Wow. Sounds like "born here and proud" has been hanging around horses a little too long. I listen to neigh sayers, too, but I don't think I'll be asking my horse his opinion of Cheney. "
BDH wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:35 PM:
Clint wrote on Dec 29, 2008 5:53 PM:
- Clint in Rock Springs "
zee wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:01 PM:
Martin wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:02 PM:
Hitler was dearly loved by the majority of his fellow countrymen. I guess that makes him a great guy. "
rob wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:02 PM:
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:23 PM:
or investigation & prosecution of Cheney:
I quote from P.M. Carpenter
"These are crimes we're talking about -- war crimes, Constitutional crimes, crimes against "the people," crimes against the world, crimes, simply put, against humanity. And it's a trifle more than an "ideological sacrifice" or democratic virtue to now neglect the prosecution of those crimes; indeed that would be an unpardonable crime itself.
I'm not suggesting we pursue some animalistic joy of revenge. In fact, revenge has nothing to do with it. This is national self-preservation I'm talking about. For if we permit the Bush administration's darkest luminaries to walk away legally unscathed, we are inviting more of the same. And that "more" will return to haunt us in exponential spades."
Folks, if you or I had done these deeds, you and I would be thrown into Cheney's rendition program and probably would never see a lawyer, a courtroom or the light of day again.
Fighting against the Constitutional abuses of Cheney and Bush is the only way to protect our Constitution. It is only that Constitution that protects our children and grandchildren from having to live under a right or left wing American Dictator. That situation is coming sooner than we think unless We The People, Wake Up Soon!
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richard Shaffer wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:35 PM:
David Steiner wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:45 PM:
tom johnson wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:00 PM:
Tom-Tom wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:04 PM:
truth will out wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:24 PM:
Nick wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:25 PM:
President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.
"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.
"There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001.
"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seing and developing weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force if necessary to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.
"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years . We also should remember we have alway s underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,
"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do."
Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002.
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ...
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003. "
gary wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:27 PM:
flowerguerrilla wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:46 PM:
Wyoming Rick wrote on Dec 29, 2008 7:46 PM:
Norm Dewhurst wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:36 PM:
His influence on this country has been nothing but negative. I am grateful that it is over and we should see nothing of him and hear nothing him forever. "
thermop wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:52 PM:
E LG wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:56 PM:
ELG wrote on Dec 29, 2008 8:59 PM:
ELG wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:01 PM:
wyo_proud wrote on Dec 29, 2008 9:20 PM:
Here are 25 reasons to begin with. I trust he's taking notes for the next time he's asked.
1. You pressured the CIA into falsifying information that got the nation involved in the Iraq War.
2. You admitted to approving torture.
3. You promoted spying on American citizens.
4. You repeatedly suggested that America would be greeted as liberators in Iraq and then after that lie became an embarrassment, lied and said you never said that.
5. You pressured the CIA into falsifying information that got the nation involved in the Iraq War. I know I said that before, but you can never say that one enough. Even if all the other reasons didn't exist, it would be enough. It's a really good one.
6. You lead the search team for finding a vice president for George Bush, and named yourself, ushering in an era of selfishness and political manipulation.
7. Your involving America in the Iraq War has cost the country $583 billion dollars. Well, for starters. This is money that could have been used for a good cause: like bailing out Wall Street CEOs.
8. You show a scorn of the U.S. Constitution by suggesting that you are not a part of the Executive Branch of government, nor a part of the Senate, but an island unto yourself.
9. Your involving the nation in the Iraq War has gotten 4,200 Americans killed.
10. You showed a heartless scorn and frozen coldness towards the American public and those 4,200 dead by responding "So what?" when informed that two-thirds of Americans opposed the Iraq War.
11. You held a secret meeting with the heads of oil companies for determining America's energy policies. And you didn't even include America's top expert on energy, Sarah Palin.
12. You helped oversee the collapse of the American economy.
13. You have helped oversee the collapse of America's high-standing around the world.
14. You come across as really mean. Also, snarly, angry and vicious, all qualities contrary to a public who elected your boss pretty much because they think he seemed like the kind of guy they could have a beer with. You seem like the kind of guy who would hit them on the head with a beer bottle. When they weren't looking. After they'd bought you the beer.
15. You began the plan to out a CIA operative who was protecting American by working on counter-intelligence, simply because you didn't like an accurate report her husband wrote.
16. You support the illegal detention of prisoners, eradicating the 1,000-year humanitarian tradition of habeas corpus.
17. Your saying that you don't know why you are unpopular is why you are unpopular. It shows you to be either so cut off from reality as to be near-inhuman, or such a bald-faced liar as would make Pinocchio seem honorable. Saying you don't know why you're unpopular is like the person who punches someone in the eye and goes, "What??! What did I do?!"
18. Your abrasiveness, highlighted by crude swearing at opponents on the "gentleman's club" of the Senate floor, is seen as a leading cause of the breakdown of decency and bi-partisanship in government.
19. You went into hiding and stayed in your undisclosed bunker at the very time America needed transparency and leadership.
20. You seem like you're the real-life equivalent of Darth Vader. Just to be clear, this is different from coming across as "really mean." Grade school principals are "really mean." But after-class detention is different from trying to annihilate human life forms by shoving them into a universal Black Hole.
21. Your Administration ignored a briefing, "Bin Laden Determined to Attack U.S.," and the U.S. got attacked by Bin Laden.
22. You ignore that the U.S. got attacked and that 3,000 people got killed under your Administration's watch, while lying that you kept America safe.
23. You took a proud, honored nation and crushed it so badly that 81% of Americans say the country is seriously off-track. I particularly mention this since you say you don't follow polls.
24. You have retained stock options and deferred salary to Halliburton, of which you were CEO, despite insisting you severed all ties to the company that has received several billion in government contracts from the Iraq War.
25. You shot your 78-year-old friend Harry Whittington in the face, didn't rush with him to the hospital, didn't instantly apologize, and got him to accept responsibility. Sort of like what you've tried to do to the United States.
Anyway, now you know. In case it comes up again. Like at your war crimes trial. Or at lunch.
Happy New Year, though.
Same to America. And a happy one it finally is...... "
Paul Ostrof wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:05 PM:
Jon FoxMaj.USMCRRet. wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:22 PM:
Wyoming Patriot wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:29 PM:
Darwin26 wrote on Dec 29, 2008 10:40 PM:
Oh and talk about defend and protect the USA, uhhh where was your miserable excuse of a vice presidents derriere before the week of 9/11 - did you miss the memo's ? Weren't you supposed to stop the attacks BEFORE they happened? This was your 'Pearl Harbor' as you Neo-cons subscribed to, How's it working for you now?
And i might remind you there are some Congressional Subpoenas that you seem to have ignored - that's against the law - liar.
You haven't made us safer - you have killed and maimed thousands of US soldiers not to mention the hundreds of thousands in Iraq (btw where's Osama?) and accomplished NOTHING but horror and destruction in 8 years; depleted our US Treasury and shamed America in the face of the world. You won't be missed.
You Mr.Cheney are ignorant of the US Constitution's meaning - essentially it's about the Rule of Law not the Rule of Men. "made hard decisions" NO Cheney, you made the WRONG decisions and propped them up with lies and more lies... and i'm still wondering why you prevented the US Air Force from Scrambling at the out set of the 9/11 Debacle? Any Ideas or fabrications?
As a former 15 year resident of Jackson, WY '65 - '80 and recently on a work project in Pinedale (Boomtown) WY i can say i'm so glad i don't live there anymore. Though i do appreciate the new liberals coming up in WY it's so filled with the Gays God Gun crusaders that it'd take a major state ectomy to turn WY around. My Grandfather-in-law Alan Budge was a great liberal and WWI Veteran, Homesteader on Mormon Row/ Kelly. i toured all the places he went this last Thanksgiving. "
ByeByeBushAndCheney wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:33 PM:
AlwaysAsk WHY wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:14 AM:
If this is TRUE, WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE ASK CHENEY THIS QUESTION:
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE STRATEGY ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE ON 9/11?"
Correct Answer should be: "Conducting NORAD training operations in responding to PLANES FLYING INTO SKYSCRAPERS."
9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB!
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Wayne Smyer wrote on Dec 30, 2008 5:32 AM:
WHAT'S GOOD FOR HALLIBURTON IS GOOD FOR AMERIKA "
frontrange wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:05 AM:
TBreeze wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:09 AM:
David Frost wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:31 AM:
NYVegan wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:38 AM:
BULL wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:46 AM:
greeleygirl wrote on Dec 30, 2008 8:16 AM:
Son of Liberty wrote on Dec 30, 2008 8:37 AM:
He is an evil man who has betrayed his oath of office each and every day he has been in office.
May he burn in Hell. "
nic wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:13 AM:
roughneck wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:54 AM:
AL wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:57 AM:
HE WAS ONE OF THE BETTER VP'S WE'LL EVER SEE.
THIS JOKE OF AN ADMINSTRATION THAT IS COMING IN IS JUST REPULSIVE!
TALK ABOUT FUGITIVES! "
GiantSS wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:28 AM:
Richard wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:41 AM:
Frank wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:42 AM:
Remember he was only helping Bush interview likely candidates for the VP job. Then after picking himself as VP he had to fly back to Wyoming where he hadn't lived, voted , had a paid his taxes for the past 8 years.At the time that he he picked himself he was a registered voter of Texas, not Wyoming.
The 25th Amendment says the Pres and VP can't be from the same state, but that didn't stop Cheney! "
logger wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:43 AM:
Dunder Hoof wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:02 PM:
Wyoming officials should place him under arrest as soon as he sets foot in the state again. "
Scooter Liddy wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:19 PM:
MichaelO wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:22 PM:
You kind folks defending Mr Cheney ever heard of it?
Or maybe Ben was an America-hater too, for all I know. "
NotVenom wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:36 PM:
Good Riddance! It's the end of an error. Thank you Cheney and Bush for putting liberals back in command. We can now look forward to using science again, helping solve global warming issues, ending the war, and maybe even having a budget surplus. "
Chuck Zlatkin wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:55 PM:
Always Ask WHY wrote on Dec 30, 2008 12:56 PM:
Underfunded education in this nation is not an accident! They want and need you and your children to be ignorant and powerless. That is the ONLY way they can attain power and maintain it. And they have succeeded.
The result is that now America is a nation of silent, arrogant, ignorant, disinterested, disconnected, greedy and addicted "Good Germans" (also suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome") who can and have been EASILY led to commit, justify or ignore the atrocities of those elite plunderers and mass-murderers-for-profit they have elected ... and with the same result: ultimately their own destruction and deep and abiding shame.
Heil Bush! Heil Cheney! "
A lways Ask WHY wrote on Dec 30, 2008 1:02 PM:
THE IDENTIFYING
CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
“The liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic STATE itself. That, in its essence, is FASCISM – ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power.”
-- President Franklin Roosevelt
THE IDENTIFYING
CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM
By Dr. Lawrence Britt
Free Inquiry Magazine / Spring 2003
Dr. Lawrence Britt, a political scientist, studied the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile). He found the regimes all had 14 things in common, and he calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism. The article is titled 'Fascism Anyone?', and appears in Free Inquiry's Spring 2003 issue on page 20.
The 14 characteristics are:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism -- Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -- Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to 'look the other way' or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause -- The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military -- Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism -- The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
6. Controlled Mass Media -- Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or through sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in wartime, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security -- Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined -- Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected -- The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed -- Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts -- Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment -- Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses, and even forego civil liberties, in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption -- Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions, and who use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections -- Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against (or even the assassination of) opposition candidates, the use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and the manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections
The Warnings:
“There are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. ...Place before the eyes of such men a post of honor, that shall be at the same time a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it. The vast number of such places ...renders the British government so tempestuous. ...[and is the true source] of all those factions which are perpetually dividing the nation [and] distracting its councils...” -- Benjamin Franklin
“The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.” -- Albert Camus: French novelist, essayist, and playwright.1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. 1913-1960
”A great wave of oppressive tyranny isn't going to strike, but rather a slow seepage of oppressive laws and regulations from within will sink the American dream of liberty.” -- George Baumler
”The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.” -- James Madison: US fourth president, 1751-1836 "
Ray Traudt wrote on Dec 30, 2008 1:48 PM:
brian h wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:07 PM:
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:32 PM:
His Evil will long haunt America.
Our children and grandchildren will be in danger of having to deal with a right wing or left wing dictator
if the Cheney/Bush abuses of power are not
soundly repudiated by impeachment prior to Jan. 2oth. "
LarryW wrote on Dec 30, 2008 2:52 PM:
Spike wrote on Dec 30, 2008 3:47 PM:
Richard B wrote on Dec 30, 2008 3:54 PM:
M. Douglas Wray wrote on Dec 30, 2008 4:04 PM:
Stephen Mitchell wrote on Dec 30, 2008 4:07 PM:
In fact, water-boarding has been considered as torture for nearly a millenia and is soundly denounced around the world for both its inhumanity and its ineffictiveness. Yet Cheney lives in a bubble-like world where a rose is not a rose- or so his lawyers have told him.
My prayer is that Cheney may never freely travel to any significant destinations for fear of arrest of trial for crimes against humanity. The one destination Cheney deserves, if justice is ever to be served, is a trip to The Hague to stand before the International Criminal Court (ICC). "
Flowerguerrilla wrote on Dec 30, 2008 5:03 PM:
Throw in Cheney's Vanguard PRISON FOR PROFIT scandal, and we have ourselves a figure that will haunt patriots who love the Constitution and the values of justice for a long time. May American Justice no longer be a an oxymoron - Investigate! Indict! "
Bob wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:06 PM:
ridemwestern wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:17 PM:
LibbyBuck wrote on Dec 30, 2008 7:53 PM:
jaye wrote on Dec 30, 2008 9:59 PM:
Wayne wrote on Dec 30, 2008 10:24 PM:
logger wrote on Dec 30, 2008 10:56 PM:
Democracy is truly a beautifull thing. Ask the South Koreans if they'd like to change places with their brothers in the north. American bombs killed 80,000 French civilians in WW II. Ask the French if they'd take back those lives in exchange for living under the Nazis for 50 years. Ask the Iraqi people in five years if getting rid of Saddam was worth it.
The communists in eastern europe and russia collapsed because their citizens could look to the peoples in the West and envy their freedoms and economic prosperity. Radio Free Europe was the best investment we ever made. They realized their commie regimes weren't delivering the goods. We can only hope that the people governed by the corrupt regimes of the middle east can notice and yearn for the freedoms and prosperity the Iraqis now have a chance to have.
It may take decades. If theres one thing that Saddam and Castro have taught us, its that the 20% with the guns control the 80% who don't have them. Someday Cuba will be free, and I'm sure it will come as a great surprise to you when the people urinate on his statues (did ya know 9000 defected last year-from his free health care paradise)
Did you ever wonder why there was no anti-war protests in North Vietnam? The side you backed would have put a bullet in your head and disappeared you into a mass grave. Now that was real oppresion! Not the piddly little oppresion you like to imagine Cheney did. So enjoy the civil liberties that you wish the Iraqis never had. Its ironic that the "shoe thrower" threw his shoe at the very man who made it possible for him to exersise his civil liberties-and live. I love a democracy. "
Frankie wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:03 PM:
Frankie wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:05 PM:
Ray T. wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:22 PM:
Thesoapboxroadshow wrote on Dec 31, 2008 6:35 AM:
War Criminal
War profiteer
Liar
Vietnam Draft dodger
all in all, a disgusting human being... "
GiantSS wrote on Dec 31, 2008 7:05 AM:
Mary wrote on Dec 31, 2008 7:28 AM:
You should be tried on treason to the US and innocent murders of childfren, families, and our young American men. "
Hillary wrote on Dec 31, 2008 8:00 AM:
He is an American success story and a true patriot.
The 20-20 hindsight media and the weak minded that are seduced by them in this now ignorant and self absorbed nation are doing nothing to make America better, or stronger by the endless attacks of the Bush administration and it's members.
Is it that they are afraid to look toward the future as will be formed by the Obama administration?
Focusing on the past and the Bush administration takes the focus off of the Chicago Mafia's latest offering on the national stage, Barak Obama. "
George in Worland wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:18 AM:
johnhkennedy wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:40 AM:
"" Cheney:
War Criminal
War profiteer
Liar
Vietnam Draft dodger (5 deferments)
all in all, a disgusting human being... ""
About says it all, Don't You Think?
-----------------
Oh, wait... it someone lies about WMD
and gets Our US Soldiers Killed For The Lies...
Murderer ?
.. "
Red 5 wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:56 AM:
This man admitted to war crimes on national TV and yet, there remains a very small minority that defend him.
Amazing. "
Mimi wrote on Dec 31, 2008 10:43 AM:
Lynn B wrote on Dec 31, 2008 11:23 AM:
unitas wrote on Dec 31, 2008 12:11 PM:
Pepper wrote on Dec 31, 2008 1:40 PM:
is eligible for indictment for crimes against humanity.
Here is what you brave citizens of Wyoming love about your man (Bush's handler):
1. Lied us into war for bankers and oil.
2. murdered 1.5 million Iraqi's for greed and avarice
3. authorized sexual torture of little children (Iraqis)
4. Has assisted in implementation of a police state.
5. Personally oversaw and coordinated the attack on 9-11. (see Sec Manetti's sworn testimony)
(TREASON AND A HANGING OFFENSE)
6. No bid contracts for his friends that resulted in death and illness to our soldiers
7. Military occupation of civilian soil on US land.
8. Gutting of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
9. Practicing alcoholoic that shoots friends in "
LMFAO Laughing my freaking AZZ off wrote on Dec 31, 2008 3:34 PM:
Of course...they did get voted in for two terms. WHY???
Anyway...the reason I started LMFAO is because of the post from Pepper. I almost forgot that amongst the war crimes, the murdering, the political corruption, etc., etc., etc.,.....he also SHOT someone in the azz while hunting for turkey. What a reject...LMFAO. What a legacy for Wyoming to carry. And, I'm sure he is the the one who forced BUSH's hand to repeal the semi-automatic gun ban from National Parks. WOW.
Who will Wyoming vote for during the next election....Joe the Plumber? Oh wait...probably that dummy from Alaska who can see Putin rear his ugly head from her porch. LMFAO!!!! Go Wyoming! Keep up the good work!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "
Nick wrote on Dec 31, 2008 4:53 PM:
Lynn McDonald wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:01 PM:
Mike R wrote on Dec 31, 2008 11:10 PM:
jody wrote on Jan 1, 2009 4:43 AM:
even BEFORE he became president he said he would attack iraq. he was determined to take over the oil at ANY cost. "
koja wrote on Jan 1, 2009 5:56 AM:
roughneck wrote on Jan 1, 2009 8:38 PM:
Nick wrote on Jan 2, 2009 8:19 AM:
Martin wrote on Jan 2, 2009 5:08 PM:
Cheney threw the baby out with the bathwater. "
GiantSS wrote on Jan 2, 2009 5:59 PM:
buchney wrote on Jan 2, 2009 8:19 PM:
not changin wrote on Jan 3, 2009 6:11 AM:
Nick wrote on Jan 3, 2009 8:06 AM:
President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.
"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999. "
Cindy Lowry wrote on Jan 3, 2009 9:32 AM:
not changin wrote on Jan 4, 2009 7:22 AM:
pepper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:07 AM:
Prophit0 wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:09 AM:
Second of all, I am not a lib, I am a full blown registered republican. Even we have people who are not blind faith followers when the elephant is standing eye to eye with you in the living room.
Here is your next question:
"Where do you come up with 1.5 million people killed"
Here is the link from 10/2006 and add 500 per day for the next year and three months and you are then over 1 million, that does NOT INCLUDE THOSE WE HAVE KILLED WITH DU POISONING, DEATH SQUADS RUN BY NEGROPONTE (who ran the ones in El Salvador, remember him? He was demoted from head of Intel to head of death squads). which means we are up to about 1.5 million. That does not include the 5 MILLION REFUGEES WE HAVE CREATED AS WELL. THAT IS 1/5TH OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THAT COUNTRY.
www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/
Your next question:
"Why aren't you mad at Hamas for sending rockets into cililian areas, "
Because the cease fire was broken by Israel against the Palestinians with their planes and blowing up facilities and the Hamas struck back. Lets see if I understand you right...... you have Israel with the largest most high tech weaponry and planes in the entire middle east, and you have them with 400 nukes and you have Hamas on the other side with outdated and ineffective little missles that kill no one according to HAARTZ, the Israeli newspaper over there, and you ask me why I have no pity????
Isreal, it is now being reported is using WHITE PHOSPHEROUS WEAPONS AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN... THOSE ARE ILLEGAL INTERNATIONALLY AND A VERY HORRIBLE CRUEL DEATH WITH NO WOUNDED..... ITS A WEAPON OF GENOCIDE.
Your next question:
"Why aren't you glad Sadam i sout of power?"
I am glad Saddam is out of power, who said I wasn't..... however, that is a decision of the Iraqi people, NOT OURS. Now the Iraqi people will pay for us doing the job by giving up 75% of their oil revenues. That is greed, buddy, plan and simple and the ONLY REASON WE ARE IN IRAQ ANYWAY.
I want Bush and Cheney out of offfice as they are both "our Saddam" but do I want the Chinese to come in here and get rid of them for us killing 1/5th of our population or making refugees out of us??? NO WAY! Use your brain buddy, it hurts when its been dormant, but it will go away with use.
Finally, it was Cheney, Bush that put SADDAM IN POWER IN THE FIRST PLACE. The CIA did a coup in Iraq in the early 80's and put Saddam in with a hit list of those they wanted him to get rid of and he did their dirty work for htem.
As for the dems.... don't bother with that, I don't like them anymore than I like the treasonous bums who are currently in the white house and in congress before 2006 who passed the military act of 2006 before leaving office that finalizes the gutting of our constitution and bill of rights.
Your just a faith based small picture man, I can tell. You need to read more "
Pepper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:16 AM:
Did you know his wife wrote a porno book about lesbians???? This is a family thing...... she is also in a position of power. So what Wyoming produces in leaders is nothing to be proud of at all.
www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/29/cheney.lynne.novel/index.html
Its just another example of the hypocracy that runs rampant in that neocon enclave of perverts.... "
Pepper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 11:19 AM:
I didn't even mention all his DUI's for drunk driving did I??? Yup, Nice guy. Shoots a friend in the face while drunk, over an argument and then gets away with it. "
Lee wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:17 PM:
Big Horn Basin Conservative wrote on Jan 4, 2009 12:20 PM:
Mary Ann wrote on Jan 4, 2009 1:42 PM:
Lee wrote on Jan 4, 2009 2:26 PM:
Man from Casper wrote on Jan 4, 2009 4:50 PM:
Are you kidding? "
Noor Anisa wrote on Jan 5, 2009 12:44 AM:
FREEDOM FROM THE GOP NOW wrote on Jan 5, 2009 5:10 AM:
Taxpayer wrote on Jan 6, 2009 7:30 AM:
The bigest honor wrote on Jan 6, 2009 9:55 AM:
I remember the escalation of the war when johnson was in and how he took social security from the trust fund putting it into the general fund to pay for the war. wonder what the new admin will filch. "
motoboy wrote on Jan 6, 2009 6:12 PM:
As bad as Cheney is, if present trends continue in Wyoming elections you may well be right. "
Michael Rissler wrote on Mar 31, 2009 9:42 AM:
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Cheney should keep his mouth shut and fade away quietly before he forces the government to charge him as a war criminal. There is also mounting evidence that Cheney is complacent in the crime of bribery and showing favoritism to his favorite corporation, Halliburton. I believe Cheney is corrupt bully and should be use as an example of what a politician should not be. "
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