KIT, Classic "the end justifies the means".
"Well your honor MAYBE I did rob that bank, torture that prisoner, whatever. But IF I did I assure you I had a damn good reason. I'd tell you but it's SUPER-DUPER TOP SECRET" so you'll just have to take my word for it". Cry-baby, a professionbal comedian made a joke at the expense of Dead- Eye Dick. Oh the horror, the horror! I know, I know, who would be dumb enough to believe the CIA? What was Pelosi thinking? Losing what? On May 16, 5:25 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not exactly a huge Bill O'Reilly fan, but I found this column to be > right on the mark. Go get em' Dick!! > > ============= > > Unchaining Cheney > Bill O'Reilly > Saturday, May 16, 2009 > > http://townhall.com/Common/PrintPage.aspx?g=72582404-6cf3-4008-83b3-6... > > Dick Cheney is unleashed! After eight years of being nearly invisible to the > media, the former vice president has come forth bearing wrath. He is now a > man on a mission, an angry messenger. Very simply, Cheney believes the Obama > administration is putting the United States in danger by dismantling the > Bush anti-terror programs. > > And Cheney has one very large point. Since the sneak attack on September 11, > 2001, America has not suffered another violent terrorist episode on its > soil. That is not in dispute, and the former vice president believes tough > interrogations and aggressive anti-terror moves were the cornerstones of the > shield. > > Cheney also has two big bullets in his rhetorical arsenal. First, the Obama > administration recently released classified interrogation memos but did not > release the follow-up reports detailing what was gleaned by water boarding > and other rough stuff. Cheney wants those memos out. > > And second, there is no doubt that Democrats like Nancy Pelosi knew all > about water boarding and went along with the interrogation program because > the CIA told them it was vitally important for national security. > > So, believing the truth is on his side, Cheney has launched a one-man jihad > against the Obama administration for canceling what he believes are > life-protecting anti-terror strategies. > > The reaction on the left has been just short of hysterical, with personal > attacks on Cheney all day long. At the White House Correspondents dinner > last week, comedian Wanda Sykes said she advised her kids to get in a car > with strangers rather than with Cheney. > > Writing for The New York Times, Maureen Dowd spoke for many liberals when > she called Cheney, among other things, "batty" and "jejune" (lacking value). > Dowd's disdain poured out as she described the former vice president's > "Genghis Khan side," his "numbskull ideas" and his "nasty campaign of fear > and loathing." > > The only thing missing from Dowd's column was holding Cheney responsible for > swine flu. > > As best I can tell, the left is growing desperate because they are losing. > This week, President Obama announced he will fight the ACLU over releasing > pictures of captives hurt by the U.S. military, rightly saying those > pictures were part of criminal investigations, some of which led to the > conviction and punishment of the American perpetrators. Even though the vile > ACLU doesn't care a wit, Obama understands that any damaging photos would > put U.S. forces in the field in even more danger. > > The president also has no heart for a witch hunt against those who ordered > tough interrogations of al-Qaida big shots. Again, this would damage > America. Obama understands his own party would be hurt, as well, as Pelosi > and others would have to testify under oath about what they knew. > > So the vengeance-minded far-left is bereft. They want to "get" Bush and > Cheney, but their dreams of revenge show-trials are vanishing quicker than > MSNBC's ratings. > > To make matters even worse -- Cheney may be the one getting revenge. > > Copyright © 2009 Salem Web Network. All Rights Reserved. > > f0bac279-8d16-4c67-b8e0-6ba35096f...@news_ap_org.jpg > 13KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
