Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation's annual Journalism Awards on June 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Cheney strongly defended the Bush administration's record on national security. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) more pics » So maybe Dick Cheney DOES have a soul. In the most progressive policy stance he's probably ever taken, former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday he supports gay marriage, so long as it's decided at the state level. While... Read Full Story
Former Vice President Dick Cheney (Getty Images) Just 3 months after the end of his presidency, Dubya is getting the gang back together for a little reunion party, but there's one big holdout -- Dick Cheney . Who will be there? Former Bush staffers such as Condaleeza Rice , Karen Hughes, Dan Bartlett and Michael Gerson are all getting together with former President Bush to talk about the direction of the George W. Bush Policy Institute. But the New York Times reports that Cheney is just too... Read Full Story
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the American Enterprise Institute on May 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Cheney spoke about U.S. policies toward terrorism. (Getty Images) more pics » Former Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't want any investigation into the actions of the CIA during his administration. Dick Cheney isn't happy with President Barack Obama. Obama had pledged not to persecute CIA agents for actions taken under the Bush and Cheney administration, but now an... Read Full Story
By Andy Worthington For the defendants of the use of torture by U.S. forces -- still led by former Vice President Dick Cheney -- this has been a rocky few weeks, with the publication, in swift succession, of the leaked report by the International Committee of the Red Cross ( PDF ), based on interviews with the 14 “high-value detainees” transferred to Guantánamo from secret CIA prisons in September 2006, which concluded that their treatment “constituted torture” (and was accompanied by two... Read Full Story
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says politics are driving the Justice Department's decision to investigate CIA interrogators for detainee abuse. The Bush administration's No. 2 official is striking out at President Barack Obama, saying he has serious doubts about the Democrat's policies. Cheney criticized Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to open a preliminary probe. Obama had pledged to move forward instead of prosecute people who carried out Bush administration policies. Cheney... Read Full Story
On Tuesday, former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney, spoke out in support of her father during an appearance on Faux News . During her appearance, Ms. Cheney vigorously defended the Bush Administration and its self-approved policy of torture. While doing so, Ms. Cheney claimed that the Obama Administration's decision to release torture photos - albeit by court order - makes the U.S. more vulnerable to attack ( Oh, wow! Isn't that a new one? ) and further proves how... Read Full Story
Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comIn the midst of a discussion of the latest conservative scandal — an uproar over the fact that President Obama bowed to the emperor of Japan — Liz Cheney suggested her father take over the office in a few years.
Host Chris Wallace pointed out that former Vice President Dick Cheney did [...]
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Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comIn the midst of a discussion of the latest conservative scandal — an uproar over the fact that President Obama bowed to the emperor of Japan — Liz Cheney suggested her father take over the office in a few years.
Host Chris Wallace pointed out that former Vice President Dick Cheney did [...]
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He is making some choices that, in my mind, will, in fact, raise the risk to the American people of another attack. -Former Vice President Dick Cheney on President Barack Obama's policy decisions (Getty Images) more pics » Ever since Barack Obama took office, Dick Cheney has been on a mission to lionize George W. Bush as a protector of the American people. In Dick's opinion the torture (which the Red Cross says definitely was torture ), the unpopular war (based on the false belief that Iraq... Read Full Story
GOOD MORNING FLINT! 8/31/09 BY Terry Bankert I ASK AGAIN “ When is torture justified?” George W. Bush must be charged a a war criminal! It is the only way we can discover what crimes the Rouge Vice President Dick Cheney committed. The ex vice president continues to run his mouth reducing the esteem this country is held world wide and rubbing it in our face that he has gotten away scott free after orchestrating a series of violations of international law as vice president. Two things will be... Read Full Story
