In an interview with CBS Radio today, Vice President Cheney claimed that he never “exceeded” his role as Vice President over the past eight years. It’s an “urban legend,” he insisted: Nearing the end of eight years as Vice President, Dick Cheney bluntly dismissed the frequent suggestion that he was the one calling the shots in the White House. …
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Army War College toned down its Iraq war criticism under pressure from Rumsfeld.
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http://ctblueblog.comThose are actually very laudable sentiments. Who can disagree? Harry may even have endorsed them during the Bush presidency, but if he ever talked the talk, he never walked the walk. Somehow, he couldn’t bring himself to actually face down the man he says was the worst president in history. Unfortunately, there’s little doubt that he’ll walk the walk now, frustrating Obama while continuing to roll over and spout his “It takes 60 votes to pass anything in the Senate” nonsense whenever the Republicans decide to be obstructionist,
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Both parties cheerlead still more loudly for Israel's war
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/01/08/israel/ind...drafted by Israel-centric House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.). It is here (.pdf), and is expected to pass early next week -- undoubtedly with overwhelming bipartisan support. ThinkProgess noted yesterday that Democrats took the lead in drafting the Resolution because they did not want to be "out-hawked by the Republicans," though it's hardly unusual for Democrats to march in lockstep with Republicans on Israel more than any other issue.
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Cheney geeft het toe: verkiezingen gewonnen door Obama
http://www.drasties.com/?p=5268Cheney waits as Congress applauds Obama victory Yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney stood before Congress and read the official results of the 2008 presidential election. Congress loudly applauded the electoral totals. Then Cheney declared that they “shall be entered in the journals of the
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