Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
George Savage ·
Nov 17, 2010 at 11:07am
I didn't realize how much I missed Dick Cheney's tart humor until I heard his speech at the ground-breaking of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library.
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May '10
Re: Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
Personally, both very admirable men. I'd be even more impressed if the President had declined the now-typical opening of a library in his honor at taxpayer expense.
Incidentally, the library five minutes down the road from my home in this north Houston suburb was named after his mother, the former First Lady (another admirable person). It stands next to a church, which strikes me as a fitting spot for any library.
Sep '10
Re: Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
Cheney looks like he's lost a lot of weight. That is the thinnest I think I've ever seen him. I wonder if he is well and fit, or is ill.
Re: Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
CE, unfortunately the former veep is not a well man. Cheney suffers from heart failure--a progressive weakening of the heart muscle's pumping ability--the long-term result of multiple heart attacks suffered over the years. Cheney's condition worsened last summer and he underwent implantation of a permanent LVAD (left ventricular assist device), which is a small pump that helps lighten the load.
While I too note Cheney's relatively gaunt appearance, I am delighted that he is recovering well enough to once again speak in public.
Edited on Nov 17, 2010 at 2:09pmJun '10
Re: Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
"Dick Cheney was the right pick in the year 2000. He was a great Vice President. I'm proud to call him a friend."
Right on, Mr. President. He was the greatest Vice President to have served in my 45 years of adulthood. May God continue to bless him and keep him well for a number of years to come.
Edited on Nov 17, 2010 at 4:03pmJul '10
Re: Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
Hear Here, cdor.
May '10
Re: Cheney Sums up the Stimulus
This nostalgia for men who oversaw a period of profligate spending and civil liberties erosion is why, despite my enormous distaste for Obama, I have trouble feeling enthusiastic about a return of Republicans to power. It hardly seems to matter whose in charge. Everyone spends insane amounts of money, chips away at our freedom, and is fondly remembered by their partisans.
Jun '10
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Spot on Conor. While Obama is in a 9 ft hole due to his spending thanks to "us" he started out in a 3 ft one.
Edited on Nov 19, 2010 at 5:05am