Posted on 10/06/2004 11:02:17 AM PDT by traumer
THE COUNTRY doesn't need Dick Cheney any more. After his 90 minutes on the stage last night, it is clear he is no longer an essential person in politics and government. What he brings to the table are liabilities.
In debate against an opponent with the dangerously attractive attribute of freshness, Cheney paled -- literally. He's not special, it turns out. He doesn't know anything special, he hasn't done anything special, and for the future he doesn't offer anything special.
Cheney is now just another vice president who has had his hour on the stage without really mattering or making a difference. Four years ago, he had a glow of the Wizard of Oz about him, filling an obvious hole in his running mate's background; last night, Cheney was just the grumpy old man behind the curtain.
In presidential campaigns, that is the key to the veeps. They matter if they add something major, help solve a big problem, or provide the second element of a coalition. They are usually more important on the way into office than after they've been there, and last night was no exception.
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I'd love to be listening in to the phone conversation the next time Tom "Prissy" Oliphant attempts to get a quote from VP Cheyney.
The combover and the bowtie are a nice combination with the rode-too-hard-and-put-away-wet expression.
OMG I think I'm gonna die laughing...that was SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to stick a lighted M-80 in Thomas's mouth and watch his feces filled head explode.
He invented the flux capacitor, right?
This is the most despciable, hateful thing I have ever read. If ANYONE is irrelevant, it is ANYONE who claims, promotes, espouses, follows and believes in the Democrat Party - the party of HATE and thr HATE America party.
Poor sad little Mr. Oliphant obviously wasn't watching the same debate I was; Cheney cleaned his clock then the floor with Edwards.
Not only was it bad, it was SO predictable. How do we get rid of these loathing liberats?
I just sent the bow tied fairy an email containing your statement and many other nice things which I cannot say on here.
I'm sorry, this editorial simply doesn't meet the standards of Free Republic.
I used to admire some of his (father's?) political cartoons.
Now, he's just another leftist doofus.
I always thought the bow-tie gives him certain aura of sophistication...
The country doesn't need Boston any more. It is clear the town is no longer an essential place in politics and government. What it brings to the table are liabilities.
I came away from last nights debate thinking Cheney would make a good POTUS in 2008.
Red tinted glasses.
Sorry. ;O}
I have to thank Mr. Thomas Oliphant for telling me to ignore what my lying eyes and bad ears saw/heard last night when I watched the debate.
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