Posted on 06/12/2007 2:44:37 AM PDT by jebeier
Vice President Cheney may go down in history as one of the worst, if not the worst, ever to hold the job in the nation's proud history.
President Bush should reflect on his decision to pick Cheney as a running mate as a dreadful move when he sits down to write his memoirs.
In many respects, Cheney is running a rogue government with or without Bush's approval.
Evidence is clear now that while Cheney refused to divulge the names of visitors to his residence, he wanted to wiretap private citizens in the name of national security.
Even worse, he shut down a promotion for an underling who thought (correctly) that the administration was acting illegally in pursuing the wiretapping operation. Even a dedicated conservative like Attorney General John Ashcroft was opposed.
All of this comes after a lengthy list of Cheney's missteps:
* He trumped up intelligence reports to pave the way for attacking Iraq. And he continues to deny it in the face of overwhelming evidence.
* His office has smeared opponents of the war who dared speak out. Scooter Libby is headed to prison on this very matter unless Bush pardons him. You can bet Cheney will be urging a pardon.
* He and his buddy Donald Rumsfeld were the principal architects of the failed policies in Iraq. The idea of installing democracy by force is inimical to the nation's heritage.
* He has helped sink the GOP's present-day fortunes. In the last election, he was against firing Rumsfeld and was opposed even after the voting. Many Republicans said Rumsfeld's tardy departure hurt them at the ballot box.
* His penchant for secrecy knows no boundaries. Early in Bush's first term, he refused to divulge the names of Big Oil executives and others who met with him on energy policy. Even after he accidentally shot a friend on a Texas ranch, he had to be pushed to admit it.
Cheney's record as a trusted and capable top aide to President Gerald Ford, his service in the House from Wyoming, and his time as secretary of defense have been scorched by his actions these past six-plus years.
Bush picked the wrong man. Neither will ever admit it.
I mean, really. Bringing up the Energy Task Force after six years! Let it go, Man!
This is one of the reasons I quit reading USN&WR.
John W. Mashek may go down in history as one of the worst, if not the worst, ever to write for one of our national “news” magazines.
Where was the “Barf Alert”?
And Liberals thought he had gravitas. Huh.
Sooooo, did John W. Mashek exchange bodily fluids with Michael Moore, or with Al Franken?
It’s been my view for a while now, that George W. Bush would have been an EXCELLENT Vice President for President Dick Cheney, and that’s no joke.
So who is this puke Mashek? Copy boy, or janitor at USN&WR?
Seems hardly necessary, don't you think?
In other words, he is yet another useless liberal whose knowledge of the real world could be shoved up an ant’s rectum and it would rattle around like a pea in a boxcar.
Just as an fine example of the trash and rehash mode of attack that passes as journalism these days. This column could have written itself.
The process goes something like this...
Writer: My friend got fired by Cheney.
Therefore I want to trash Cheney.
I call Cheney a name.
Append first line of first six hits on Google Search "Cheney/scandal"
Repeat calling Cheney a name.
Total elapsed time: 3 minutes 30 seconds. I takes longer to read it than it took this guy to write it.
What, no mention of tossing puppies into blenders or beating up orphans??
I suppose if one asked Mr. Mashek who some of the best presidents of the twentieth century were, Jimmy Carter would be near the top of the list. This article is why I don’t even bother reading anything from mainstream sources anymore. Every article they write is politically driven. Their opinions aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. These “journalists” come out of leftist finishing schools, and if some pol isn’t a diehard socialist, he must be horrible.
It went into the toilet when it was bought by Mortimer B Zuckerman. I stopped reading it years ago when he took over.
Agreed.
Speaking of President Bush:
Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!
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That didn't come up on the last Google search. But thanks to you, kb2614, it will come up on the next one!
Nice job, buddy!
I stopped about 15 years ago for the same reasons...
Any so-called “professional” journalist who uses the phrase “..and his buddy..” loses all credibility as the story no longer even pretends to be ‘objective’
Mashek needs to leave the op-ed’s to the newspapers.
What a silly article. Several decades ago USN&WR was unbeatable for economic, military, and political inside info of the highest caliber. Now it’s as trivial as Time or Newsweek.
I read an editorial by that idiot bashing GHW Bush, before I even realized what a Republican was, and I knew then I had to stop reading it. I let my subscription expire shortly after.
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