Don't Wince. Fight! Dick Cheney, Most Valuable Republican.

Weekly Standard ^ | May 15, 2009 | William Kristol

[Mozilla]

Dick Cheney is reminding Republicans that they need to defend themselves when attacked.

When President Obama released the Justice Department interrogation memos a month ago, Cheney denounced him for doing so. He explained why it was inappropriate and unwise to release such documents. But he did more. He didn't just defend himself and the administration in which he served. He fought back, and encouraged others to do so.

So while some Hill Republicans were fretting about getting a positive message out and others were launching substance-free listening tours, while GOP operatives were wringing their hands about whether Republicans could recover from the Bush years, and while most senior Bush alumni were in hiding, Dick Cheney--Darth Vader himself, Mr. Unpopularity, the last guy you'd supposedly want out there making the case--stepped onto the field. He's made himself the Most Valuable Republican of the first four months of the Obama administration.

Of course, this has resulted in some Republican political operatives' doing what they do best: complaining, on background, to the media. "As Cheney Seizes Spotlight, Many Republicans Wince," was the front-page headline in Thursday's Washington Post.

[La Enchiladita]

Dick Cheney = 1
Elected Republicans now serving in office = 0

This is a man who has made, and is truly making, his life count for something!!

[BobS]

You have to do high fives with Dick Cheney. He interrupted his latest duck hunting rampage to go on TV in DC last Sunday. Camp Gitmo is open again for clients, dirty pictures won't be released, and House Speaker Pelosi is going to lose her job.

Dick Cheney got results!

[Incorrigible]

Dick Cheney himself joked about the Vader reference.

In a correspondant’s dinner, he remarked:

“I asked my wife if people equating me with Darth Vader upset her. She replied, ‘No dear, I think it humanizes you’”

[Leofl]

its good to see Republicans showing that the do have cojones! When the majority of Republican Me show me that they know how to defend themselves, then i will consider backing the Republican party. I am tired of the get along crowd!!!

Its past time to fight!!

[AnnGora]

This is funny coming from Bill Kristol, a RINO with pebbles instead of stones.

[des]

A Great American.

[Maelstorm]

I'm glad Bill is coming around. Dick Cheney is providing the best example in the face of Obama. If he'd have been the President for 8 years we'd be in a far different place right now. The soft compassionate conservatism of GW Bush is dieing the death that such failed experiments deserve.

[wardaddy]

decent article by former New Republic writer UberNeoConnie Kristol.

he is right on occasion.....I give him a C minus as a rule but this article is nice

Cheney is my hero....he will fight....helluva guy.

[kellynla]

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