There is no "Democrat".
There is no "Republican".
There is no "Hard Left".
There is no "Hard Right".
Of course, not everyone gets along, and Cheney may not really like Obama, or Boehner, or whomever -- but Cheney believes that Washington should run your life. Bush believes that. McCain believes that. Obama believes that. Valerie Jarrett believes that.
There is a reasonable chance that Sarah Palin does not believe that -- which is probably why the entire political class zipped into overdrive to make sure that she had no role in national government at all. They crushed her double-quick.
Because the Political Establishment want to control your entire life. You are not allowed to rise to the top (and Cheney was at the top for decades) unless you think that way.
“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.”---George Washington
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head regarding Palin.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3031746/posts
Obama is the one putting the mosques beyond the eyes of the intel apparatus. He is the one saying that our enemies are not jihadis but patriots. He is the one eliminating the linkage between islam and terrorism. He is the one installing John Brennan, muslim, as DCI.
Obama is the one who has redefined the enemy as conservatives, patriots, Christians, and Jews.
I only began to realize that when Bush began to push hard late in his second term for illegal immigration amnesty. It opened my eyes.
I still think he's an honorable man, but I look back on my support for him through No Child Left Behind and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and just shake my head at my stupidity.