Posted on 10/21/2013 7:05:40 AM PDT by markomalley
Former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the tea party's assault on Obamacare on Monday, calling it a "normal, healthy reaction" to President Barack Obama, whom Cheney referred to as the "most radical operator in Washington."
In an interview on NBC's "Today" show, Cheney said the tea party has been a positive influence on politics.
"They raised issues Americans care about," Cheney said. "We have terrible track records with respect to federal spending. Nobody seems to be able to solve the problem. It's an uprising, in part, and it's taken place within the Republican Party. I don't see it as a negative. It's better to have that turmoil and change in the Republican Party than it would be to have it outside."
He also defended Sen. Ted Cruz's actions during the government shutdown. "He represents the thinking of a lot of people in Texas," Cheney said.
Cheney, though, stopped short of calling himself a member of the tea party.
"I'm not a card carrying member," he said. "I don't think there is a card, but I have respect for what the people are doing. These are Americans. They're loyal, they're patriotic and taxpayers and fed up with what is happening in Washington. It's a normal, healthy reaction and the fact that the party is having to adjust to it is positive."
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And that's the major problem Barry and his 'RATS have with us.
Oh brother!
Thank you, Sir. You are certainly a patriot to be admired and respected. Great to hear you are doing so well, health wise.
Unlike the Indonesian citizen in the White House.
Huh?
Here’s a Republican who’s always had the ba&&s to say what he’s thinking and is not out there saying BS just to have the MSM to like him. He’s a hero to this nation and has been one of the most unfairly vilified people ever. It is shameful what the Democrat smear machine has done to him.
If the Republicans had any smarts, they would at least start using the words “smear machine” all the time to bring to the attention of people the most used weapon in the Democrat arsenal.
“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you’re not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, “We are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!” “
Not only are they Americans, but they are Americans who don’t want anything from the government.
“He[Cruz] represents the thinking of a lot of people in Texas”
That he does!
Every time Cruz is attacked for what he brought to the fight, the people of Texas who sent him there to do it are being attacked.
It isn’t lost on us.
We get it.
And we are only getting angrier...
“most radical operator in Washington.”
Also the most dumbest and dangerous.
Cheney earlier referred to Obama as, "...an unmitigated disaster for this country."
Both descriptions exactly dead-on right!!!
I'm convinced that the Tea Party response to obama is the ONLY healthy, normal response that a real American Patriot can have.
It's a sobering thought that - for the similar crime of independence from Government - Stalin had about eight million Ukrainians starved to death.
“Ack ACK ack ack...”
That was the mantra during the Bush years.
And not just Texas!
PRECISELY.
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