Posted on 02/14/2010 10:51:45 AM PST by kingattax
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he hasn't made up his mind who he will support in the 2012 presidential election. When asked if he thought Sarah Palin was qualified, he punted. ---
Is Sarah Palin qualified to be president? Former Vice President Dick Cheney answered that question with an artful dodge this morning when he appeared on ABC's This Week.(see video below) "I haven't made a decision yet on whom I'm going to support for president next time around," he said to host Jonathan Karl. "Whoever it is is going to have to prove themselves capable of being President of the United States."
"And those tests will come during the course of the campaigns obviously," he continued. "I think all of the prospective candidates out there have a lot of work to do if in fact they are going to persuade a majority of Americans that they are ready to take on the world's toughest job."
You didn't think you'd get a yes or no on that question, did you? Come on
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Of course not. She’s a W O M A N!
Fair answer this far away from the election.
I’m a woman, I think Sarah has political talent, but I have to agree with Cheney. I’m not sure of her being President. I will watch her closely but I’m just not sure.
“Whoever it is is going to have to prove themselves capable of being President of the United States.” Well put.Also a nice backhanded slap at Barry
//”I think all of the prospective candidates out there have a lot of work to do if in fact they are going to persuade a majority of Americans that they are ready to take on the world’s toughest job.”//
I like his answer.
As much as I like Cheney, I still trust my own gut feeling and analysis more than his take on Palin.
If Cheney were to come out against her, I would completely discount his opinion.
Get a grip.
Cheney did not trash Palin, he simply stated its too early to talk about this topic.
The Palin hate machine lead by Axelrod gears up for
another of Palin attacks.
The writer is trying to make too much in what Cheney said....BTW Cheney is also right in that ALL of the candidates will have to “prove it” in the debates and campaigns.....it won’t be a easy road for Mitt,Sarah,Huck Pawenty and the rest..
The glaring fact is nobody has ever produced a substantive, policy-level criticism of Palin in the context of her readiness to be president.
Mr. Cheney pretty much sums up exactly how I feel about Sarah Palin.
Dick Cheney is right.
No one needs to be anointed.
Cheney didn’t say say that he wasn’t sure, he just punted away from all of it, all of them....it’s too early to consider someone ready or not until you see them in action vs someone else....remember that the media talking points is the “unqualified” thing and they will pound that until hell freezes over.
What a STUPID headline. Cheney is not sold on any of them out there...yet, they just have to say Sarah Palin.
Cheney said all the right things.
It would be ridiculous to back a candidate this far out. He’s right: they all need to prove themselves.
The last thing we need is another incompetent President. Any candidate for the office must be thoroughly examined and show they’re up to the job.
Bit defensive are we?
Unless he could offer a new idea that hadn’t been put out there yet.
Yeah, well, God love him, but why did Dick Cheney not select someone for VP other than himself back in 2000? I mean someone who would have been able to run for the presidency when Bush’s term was up? And why the hell didn’t he step aside in 2004 or during Bush’s second term so someone else would have a shot at the presidency from the VP catbird seat? We could have avoided this Obama disaster all together.
In the meantime, damn the torpedoes, Go, Sarah, GO!!
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