THE THEOLOGY OF CHENEY--William Rivers Pitt
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Easily the biggest buzz the last few days has not been Paris Hilton’s (note: no links here) release from the pokey. No, the delinquent debutant has been pushed aside by the latest act of jaw-dropping gall by the DARK SITH LORD CHENEY. His bald faced assertion, made in order to avoid turning over records of his use of classified materials to those pesky gnats at the NATIONAL ARCHIVES INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE, that he is “not part of the executive branch” and thus not covered by a presidential order may finally convince any one with lingering doubts that he is power mad monster who considers himself above and beyond all law. This comes on the heels or revelations that the Veep attempted to have the Oversight Office abolished entirely.
Even the usually cautious REP. RAHM EMANUEL, the centrist chair of the HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE and a man allergic to “radical” positions, suggested that if the Vice Resident does not believe his office is part of the Executive Branch, then perhaps CONGRESS should strip that office of its budget. Instead of dismissing the idea outright leaders in both houses, including our own SENATOR DICK DURBIN seemed to think it might not be such a bad idea.
Others contented themselves with threatening subpoenas and court action. Some are even getting the courage to mutter the “I” word under their breath.
I was searching for the right words of indignation to comment on this three ring service when I found “How Dick Cheney Broke My Mind” by TRUTHOUT contributing columnist WILLIAM RIVERS PITT:
I was absolutely savaged by an unexpected emotional detonation on Thursday. Every rough emotion I am capable of experiencing - anger, fear, sorrow, rage, bitterness, despair, loathing, astonishment, woe, regret, horror, fury - erupted within me at the same time that day. I spent hours in the aftermath trying to type an accurate description of what had happened to me and why, but I failed. For the first time in a long, long while, I was completely unable to write.
What could have been powerful enough to huff and puff and blow my house down? What manner of mind bomb could hurl me so far off kilter that I was incapable of explaining it on paper?
It was, of course, Dick Cheney…
Please take time to read the whole article at the link above. I don’t have to have to write any more on the subject because Pitt has said it perfectly. He has my vote hands down as one of the finest writers out there on the Net. Enjoy!