Dick Cheney is quite a piece of work. I confess that back in 2000 I thought Bush did well in choosing Cheney to be his Vice-President. After all, the neophyte President-to-be could use some sage advice from a Washington veteran. And, yes, I enjoyed seeing Cheney cuff Joe Lieberman during their Vice-Presidential debate. That sanctimonious prig from Connecticut deserved it. But there are limits and it is remarkable that much of the conservative movement thinks it wise to seek advice from a man who left office with an approval rating of 13%.
Still, these things are what they are. But that’s little excuse for Cheney’s brazen, chutzpah-crammed performance on a North Dakota radio show today. Perhaps it should not surprise, but the dishonesty, mendacity and hypocrisy on display are, in their own way, impressive even by Washington’s elevated standards.
To begin with, Cheney disputes the notion that Arlen Specter’s defection is bad news for the GOP.
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