Thursday, July 01, 2004
When the Light Starts to Dim...
He might just as well be saying, "We've had decent intelligence recently telling us that the sun is poised to come up in the west."0 comments
Cheney Tries to Turn War Into Political Advantage
Could anyone other than someone fully out of touch with his world actually say the following with a straight face?
"Terrorists were on the offensive around the world, emboldened by many years of attacks," when he and President [George W.] Bush took office in January 2001, [Dick] Cheney said.
But "all that has changed (as) ... we answered that challenge (from Islamic extremists) with decisive and relentless action," he told Republican supporters at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans.
"America is safer and the world more secure because Iraq and Afghanistan are now partners in the struggle against terror, instead of sanctuaries for terrorist networks," he said.
And does it really matter that it was just in a Red state?
Cheney's remarks were a new attempt to regain the intiative from critics and persuade American voters that the Bush-Cheney combination is the best team to keep the country secure.
Under Bush's leadership, "our nation has made dramatic progress in the war on terror," he said.
There are 856 dead GIs, and roughly 10,000 dead Iraqis, who would respectfully disagree.
Cheney has increasingly become a figure of ridicule as he has lost more and more of his grip on reality. Even as someone in opposition, I find it's becoming embarrassing.
He's actually sounding more like Ronald Reagan did towards the end of his term, as far as the deck being less full than it had once been.
Shame.
posted by Gotham 8:18 PM
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