Steph: Cheney ‘Getting Traction’ With Obama Admin

FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Well, well, well. So the man liberals love to hate . . . might just be right. George Stephanopoulos has acknowledged that Dick Cheney’s national security arguments “have started to get some traction” with the Obama administration.

The This Week host made his admission to Robin Roberts on today’s Good Morning America. He did so in the course of explaining Pres. Obama’s photo flip-flop. After promising to release photos of enhanced interrogations, PBO suddenly announced yesterday that his administration would seek to block their release.

View video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T ping to Today show list.

[sickoflibs]

This has got the left in a tizzy but it is helping Obama. Expect his popularity to remain high.

[NavVet]

I sure miss having adults in charge of National Security.

[Paladin2]

Cheney has apparently spend some time at the range working on his marksmanship.

Cheney is sure hitting the target with great regularity of late. Maybe he doesn't have W doing his spotting anymore?

[swatbuznik]

I sure miss having adults in charge of National Security.

AMEN!

[devane617]

I was flamed yesterday for my negative Cheney comments, and will probably get it again today, and tomorrow, but I think Cheney's continued presence in the media is playing into Obama's hands. They are making him--Cheney--the face of the Right. The latter will be the source of our argument.

If the Left could choose a spokesperson for the Right, who would it be?

[Paladin2]

"If the Left could choose a spokesperson for the Right, who would it be? "

Uh, just a wild guess here, the McCains?

[Quick Shot]

So.... At least he has a face we can be proud of. Who do you suggest for the face of the GOP... McCain, Snow, ...

[FrogMom]

McCain’s daughter?

I hope Mr. Cheney keeps right on talking!

[anniegetyourgun]

Colin Powell.

[devane617]

I can’t answer your proper question. We need a face—a new face. We are allowing the Left to define the Right in the media, but it is due in large part to our own inaction in getting a new face.

[american_ranger]

Devane617:
You strike me as the Ready, Aim, Aim, Aim, Aim, Aim...
kind of guy.

You know, the ones who always counsel never doing anything because it might help our enemies.

Cheney is kicking butt. Let him continue and take no counsel of your fears.

[P-Marlowe]

If the Left could choose a spokesperson for the Right, who would it be?

Arlen Specter

[Loyal Buckeye]

Cheney rolled Obama on the photos and is doing so on the detainee issue.

[Crawdad]

The trolls were out in force on FR yesterday when this news hit. If I had a nickle for every “Well, you have to give Obama credit on this one...”, I could bail out an auto maker.

[Doogle]

...basically Cheney has successfully place responsibility where it belongs, the RATS are losing the blame game....more and more people are tired of “the other guy did it line”...

[silverleaf]

“I sure miss having adults in charge of National Security”.

I think that is what a lot of people are realizing when they hear Cheney speak

[savedbygrace]

Whoever walks point will get shot at. Are you suggesting an enemy collaborator should be walking point for us?

[crymeariver]

It seems like all of the outside the news TV programs are piling on Dick Cheney. Last night I watched Fox’s “Lie to Me” and there were several negative references. Then I happened to catch David Letterman and he went into several tirades and jokes about how lame Republicans are and Cheney too. Letterman has turned into a crazy hate the Republicans radical. I was shocked at how much negativity there was and of course the audience clapped like crazy. It almost seems like a vast left wing conspiracy!!