Vice President Dick Cheney received a sustained standing ovation from fellow conservatives on Wednesday, prompting the often-criticized vice president to joke about himself.
“A welcome like that, it’s almost enough to make me want to run for office again,” Cheney said, drawing laughter. “Almost, almost.”
Polls show most Americans disapprove of Cheney just as they do of his boss, President George W. Bush.
But Cheney was embraced at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank, where he urged Congress to pass a White House-backed surveillance bill. But first he subjected himself to some self-deprecating humor.
“I hold an office that has only one constitutional duty — presiding over the Senate and casting tie-breaking votes,” Cheney said.
“Before the Constitution was written, some, including Benjamin Franklin, believed that the vice presidency was entirely unnecessary. He said that if the office were to be created, anyone who served as vice president should be addressed as ‘Your Superfluous Excellency.’”
“That’s better than some of the things I’ve been called,” Cheney said, drawing more laughter.
Yes, because outside a group of demonstrators chanted, “Fire the liar, impeach Cheney.”
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Imagine. A courtroom in a middle American city, a seasoned judge noted for his knowledge of US law and a jury comprised of twelve level-headed, rational Americans to hear the evidence - and ultimately - to render a verdict. With the prosecutors and defense team poised to go forward, in walks George Bush and Dick Cheney, charged with dereliction of duty, conspiracy to defraud the American people, manufacturing intelligence evidence and engaging in an illegal war.
- Posted by Michael McCoyFortunately for the accused, arrogance, beligerence and stupidity aren’t crimes. And international war crimes will be addressed elsewhere.
Considering the magnitude of the crime - and the shear consquences - millions of documents, thousands of hours of video tape and a parade of witnesses will be examined. The records of over 4,000 US military deaths won’t be considered because of it’s prejudicial nature and no family members may be heard. The death records of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians won’t be introduced either. In fact, the evidence is vague because the figure wasn’t considered to be important, and the mounting numbers weren’t tracked, but could be as large as one million.
At the trial’s conclusion, after all the testimony, documentary evidence and underlying motives, the judge instructs the jury and no surprise to the scholars and the legal community, both defendants walk free.
Simply stated, the ex-president and vice president of the Unted States broke no laws.
Welcome the the American political machine. Any wonder over 58,000 Americans died in Vietnam - for absolutely no reason?
Hopefully, the zionist traitor will retire in Israel, where his allegiances reside.
- Posted by TomI don’t see that Cheney is offering anything more than most of the other Republican presidential candidates…. oh wait… There is already a bill in the house for his impeachment and many documented crimes while Vice President. Does he want to add to the list?
Go Ron Paul!
- Posted by Ernest JonesPost #22 calls himself “realist”, but fails to realize the preceding sentence nullifies his misplaced charge of ‘bias’:
[quote]“That’s better than some of the things I’ve been called,” Cheney said, drawing more laughter.
Yes, because outside a group of demonstrators chanted, “Fire the liar, impeach Cheney.”[/quote]
No smug, Faux News-like myopia there at all, ‘realist’.
And it has been proven time X time X time again,
that DICK CHENEY IS A *LIAR*.
And a treasonous, murderering war criminal, to boot.
JUSTICE AWAITS .
- Posted by JUSTICELiberal bias, you ask? How about clinching a seemingly “balanced” story with:
Yes, because outside a group of demonstrators chanted, “Fire the liar, impeach Cheney.”
No bias there at all, Reuters.
- Posted by realistWhy are they applauding this fool? What has gone right in America in the last seven years? Name one thing that is a success or an improvement. Name one!
- Posted by orangutan