Posted on 02/23/2007 6:05:17 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Cheney won't take back Pelosi comment
24 minutes ago
Vice President Dick Cheney refused Friday to take back his charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record)'s opposition to President Bush's Iraq war buildup is playing into the hands of the al-Qaida terrorist network.
"If you're going to advocate a course of action that basically is withdrawal of our forces from Iraq, then you don't get to just do the fun part of that, that says, 'We'll, we're going to get out,' and appeal to your constituents on that basis," Cheney said.
The vice president had voiced the same criticism of Pelosi earlier this week during a visit to Japan, and the California Democrat accused the vice president of questioning her patriotism, saying she was going to call President Bush directly with her complaint.
"I hope the president will repudiate and distance himself from the vice president's remarks," Pelosi said. She ended up talking with White House chief of staff Josh Bolten instead of Bush.
The long-distance quarrel began in Tokyo, where Cheney earlier this week used an interview to criticize Pelosi and Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record), D-Pa., over their plan to place restrictions on Bush's request for an additional $93 billion for the Iraq war to make it difficult or impossible to send 21,500 extra troops to Iraq.
During Friday's interview in Sydney, Cheney said, "I'm not sure what part of it is that Nancy disagreed with. She accused me of questioning her patriotism. I didn't question her patriotism. I questioned her judgment."
"You also have to be accountable for the results. What are the consequences of that? What happens if we withdraw from Iraq?," he said. "And the point I made and I'll make it again is that al-Qaida functions on the basis that they think they can break our will. That's their fundamental underlying strategy, that if they can kill enough Americans or cause enough havoc, create enough chaos in Iraq, then we'll quit and go home. And my statement was that if we adopt the Pelosi policy, that then we will validate the strategy of al-Qaida. I said it and I meant it."
Asked if he was willing to take back his criticism of Pelosi, Cheney replied, "I'm not backing down."
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Here's a link also from PowerLine
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/016861.php
I don't think this is so much a "woman thing" as a bedwetting, act-like-a-two-y/o liberal thing.
It is a common disorder known as infanticism and is generally coupled with narcissicism and BDS.
If you want to make him stop, you have to use your "safe" word: Palomino.
The narcissism certainly fits. She can't comprehend that her actions undermine her credibility.
He said the essential same thing to Senator Lehey.
They'd have to be able to claim residency in different states.
Cheney/Hunter 08.
I question her patriotism and her JUDGEMENT. And I can't believe that the American voters made her speaker of the House!
I love the way Dick Cheney referred to her as "Nancy"--no title, no nothing. I was hoping he would run for President after the first Gulf war. Sorry Ali, he is the Greatest!!!
Grammy (from another Grammy) you've got it! Lynn Cheyney for President. She has an incredible way with words--she could cut them all down graciously, and be a lady doing it. I remember when she was on Crossfire.
She would be another Margaret Thatcher/Golda Meir!!!
Um, you mean is is NOT patriotic to side with the enemy, and provide the enemy aid and comfort?
Sadly, how true, how true. Thank you for your cartoon.
This is how the Dems are trying to shut down anyone who disagrees with them. All they have to say is, "you're questioning my PATRIOTISM!" Then, with the exception, thank God, of Vice President Cheney, the Repubs back off. Geez, we have GOT to get smart about this approach of theirs. It's slimey, and SOOOOO like the Democrats.
Or something to that effect.
Is that the one?
I love her no nonsense way of dealing with BS..... she calls it BS. She says out loud what the libs are thinking but don't have the guts to say, then refutes it.
Wouldn't that be WONDERFUL!
ROFLMAO!
We need to clone at least 100 of this guy.
One of the ways that Bush did succeed in winning the election was that the opposition dismissed him. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the power of Cheney's formidable intellect. He is a major reason I voted for the Bush ticket. I rely on knowing he is there as an influence.
FYI in case you've not seen this.
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