Friday, May 22, 2009

Dick Comes Around ... Cheney Wants Openess

Dick Cheney is advocating for government transparency. I applaud him for that. I may not agree with TAN (The Aptly Named) Dick on everything ... ney anything. Except for this. Well, and recently, he has shown beyond a doubt that it is not unpatriotic to offer criticism of the president during a time of war, much less sedition. That was, though, if we all remember, the jist of what folks were saying in 2003 to about November 2006, when the Republicans didn't do so great in the election. Bill Frist said "Free and open discourse is one thing, but petty, partisan insults launched solely for personal political gain are highly inappropriate at a time when American men and women are in harm's way." TAN Dick and I disagree. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said that in the midst of war, the nation should pull together to support the troops and commander in chief. TAN Dick and I disagree.

Of course, TAN Dick did have a different message in 2006 -- However, Cheney did say domestic debate over the war is emboldens adversaries who believe they can undermine the resolve of the American people. "They can't beat us in a standup fight - they never have - but they're absolutely convinced they can break our will, that the American people don't have the stomach for the fight," Cheney said. "Those doubts are encouraged, obviously, when they see the kind of debate that we've had in the United States," he said. TAN Dick was wrong then, and he now agrees with me. The image is from impeach for peace.