Political Humor
Just for the record, I was never much a Bush fan. But, I find this humorous.
Cheney's writing his memoirs about Bush, and levelling plenty of criticism.
This wouldn't be nearly so funny if Cheney hadn't expressed views to the effect...
As vice president, according to one witness, Cheney "was livid" when the memoir of L. Paul Bremer, who led the occupation of Iraq, made the less-than-stunning disclosure that Cheney shared Bremer's concern about U.S. military strategy. A Cabinet-level Bush appointee recalled that Cheney likewise described revelations by former Treasury secretary Paul H. O'Neill and former White House spokesman Scott McClellan as "beyond the pale."
So, we go down a few lines in the article, and...
Yet that appears to be precisely Cheney's intent. Robert Barnett, who negotiated Cheney's book contract, passed word to potential publishers that the memoir would be packed with news, and Cheney himself has said, without explanation, that "the statute of limitations has expired" on many of his secrets. "When the president made decisions that I didn't agree with, I still supported him and didn't go out and undercut him," Cheney said, according to Stephen Hayes, his authorized biographer. "Now we're talking about after we've left office. I have strong feelings about what happened. . . . And I don't have any reason not to forthrightly express those views."
Article availablehere.
Or, the summary:
Cheney, not too long ago: "ARGH! I can't believe (it's not butter) that someone wrote a tell-all memoir and exposed some of the inner workings of the office?"
Cheney, now: "I HAVE TEH STRONG FEELGNS ABOT WHUT HAPPENED IN TEH OVOL ORIFICE. I WILL BLOG ABUT TEM NAOW!"
Wow. Some real inflexibility, there. Hypocrisy? Nary a whiff.
I especially love the turn of phrase "Cheney UNCLOAKS his frustrations with Bush" for the title. That's right. Like a Klingon Bird of Prey (or Kilrathi Shok'lar) it's just been hanging around on your 6 o'clock, waiting to blast you. His feelings, I mean.
Is it just me, or is that an epic fail for word choice? Or is it epic win? I cannot decide.
Cheney's writing his memoirs about Bush, and levelling plenty of criticism.
This wouldn't be nearly so funny if Cheney hadn't expressed views to the effect...
As vice president, according to one witness, Cheney "was livid" when the memoir of L. Paul Bremer, who led the occupation of Iraq, made the less-than-stunning disclosure that Cheney shared Bremer's concern about U.S. military strategy. A Cabinet-level Bush appointee recalled that Cheney likewise described revelations by former Treasury secretary Paul H. O'Neill and former White House spokesman Scott McClellan as "beyond the pale."
So, we go down a few lines in the article, and...
Yet that appears to be precisely Cheney's intent. Robert Barnett, who negotiated Cheney's book contract, passed word to potential publishers that the memoir would be packed with news, and Cheney himself has said, without explanation, that "the statute of limitations has expired" on many of his secrets. "When the president made decisions that I didn't agree with, I still supported him and didn't go out and undercut him," Cheney said, according to Stephen Hayes, his authorized biographer. "Now we're talking about after we've left office. I have strong feelings about what happened. . . . And I don't have any reason not to forthrightly express those views."
Article availablehere.
Or, the summary:
Cheney, not too long ago: "ARGH! I can't believe (it's not butter) that someone wrote a tell-all memoir and exposed some of the inner workings of the office?"
Cheney, now: "I HAVE TEH STRONG FEELGNS ABOT WHUT HAPPENED IN TEH OVOL ORIFICE. I WILL BLOG ABUT TEM NAOW!"
Wow. Some real inflexibility, there. Hypocrisy? Nary a whiff.
I especially love the turn of phrase "Cheney UNCLOAKS his frustrations with Bush" for the title. That's right. Like a Klingon Bird of Prey (or Kilrathi Shok'lar) it's just been hanging around on your 6 o'clock, waiting to blast you. His feelings, I mean.
Is it just me, or is that an epic fail for word choice? Or is it epic win? I cannot decide.