Cheney Speech: Obama 'Deserves an Answer'

Why doesn't Cheney go back to Wyoming and just shut up?

And Cheney deserves to go to prison. This is the strongest motivation for all his bluster. This guy and most of the rest of the Bush administration belongs in prison.

Don't you think it's time BOTH sides put the last administrations actions aside and move on to the issues facing us today. We shouldn't sit in judgement of what others thought had to be done in the first few years after 9/11. If the same stories (waterboarding, Gitmo)came out in 2003/4, they wouldn't even be news worthy. Even if one didn't agree with the procedures, at the time, most certainly would have turned the other way to stay safe. Waterboarding has officially been banned by the new administration, and that should be the end of the story. If anything the latest arrest of the 4 terrorist who were ready to blow up a Synagague, Rec Center and shoot down Military Aircraft, has shown is that we are still in danger and they are right here in America. No matter how much kissing a$$ we do, the main purpose of these fanatics are to kill or bring to their knees, anyone who is a non-believer, period. They are not interested in co-existing with anyone that does not follow their beliefs.

How is he supposed to shutup and go home if all of you Libs and the Lib media keep reliving the past and talking trash on him constantly???

The difference is clear. VP Cheney is willing to praise Pres BO when he does what is prudent. The Crazy left can do nothing but tear down ala Pelosi.

People won't care to discuss Mr. Cheney anymore after the prosecutors and the judge make a compromise on the length of his jail sentence.

“Strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means.”

-Thomas Jefferson

Another point, when Obama declares himself above the law it is all fine and good, as in when he broke the law a couple of weeks ago during the Chrysler bankruptcy, he has also went above and beyond Bush' Patriot Act with jaw dropping claims of executive privilege if you lefties would care to look into that, there are also his ties to ACORN which will be investigated before it is all over and this is public knowledge and breaking the law against American citizens, he doesn't even try to hide it but you assume you know what Cheney and Bush did even though you don't have a clue as to how they were advised by the OLC, the CIA, or Congress because there has been very little fact but a lot of press speculation about what they knew and based their decisions on. No facts, no classified documents have been released only opinions and speculation and a few reports by their legal counsel so how can you even claim to know what went on.

Cheney's a criminal, plain and simple (I'll let the judges find this out later)! He's just trying to cover his own a@# just like all cowards do when they have to stand up for what they have done!

You can just tell how much he appreciates Obama's decisions (smell the sarcasm?)! If McCain would have won (god forbid) do you seriously think he'd still support Obama's decisions? Don't kid yourself!

As a Democrat, I look forward to more high-profile speeches from Cheney. The GOP needs a leader, and who better than Darth Vader himself? A silly, paranoid little man who made extremely bad decisions for the country after he and the rest of the Bush administration were caught asleep at the switch on 9/11. I'll never understand how these guys who failed to stop the terrorists are regarded as "good on national security" by the MSM. Down is up and up is down my friends.

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

Chenney is in CYA Mode plain and Simple.. He knows full well that he's going to pay a high price for all the illegal crap he and the Bush administration were doing. He Barely spoke in the last year or so of their administration. The Bush administration locked him in some fox hole somewhere so that he wouldn't stink up their Press Conferences any more then they already stunk.. Now there's not a single day that passes where you don't see his Darth Vader evil Mug on TV Ranting and Raving. Question? Where's Bush? his Boss? Why is Cheney speaking out against Obamas Policies and not Bush? Because it was Cheney running the shop and his hand Puppet George Dumbya Bush was just a Prop...

Why don't you go read the Geneva Convention and define what non enemy combatant means when it comes to terrorists, insurgents, POW's in Iraq and Afghanistan, all defined differently under Geneva. Then go and read it again to determine how non enemy combatants may be defined by military tribunals. Then go read it again and apply interrogation techniques to those covered by Geneva and those not. And then when you get your international law degree come back and tell Bush and Cheney what they should have done. And then go ask Congress to define all of these things for you like Bush did in 2005 and 2006 and they took a pass, maybe rightfully so because they didn't want to tie the presidents hands in lieu of unforeseen events, or maybe because they didn't want to be responsible for defining it or maybe it was their usual CYA approach to everything they do. Either way when Bush asked Congress for definition and clarification in 2005 and 2006 it means he wanted a clear cut path and they refused.

Mr Cheney... Stop, just Stop. The game is up, the days are numbered. The longer we hang on to old vices and old powers, the longer it will take to rebuild ourselves. And this we must do. It seems to me, What Mr. Cheney would have us do is, act scared... Make all our decisions out of fear, from a fearful perspective and this is counterproductive. What we need from Mr. Cheney is ... nothing. So stop it already. Go home and retire!

Cheney is effective and the truth is a disinfectant. Eventually, when the American public finds out how the "jointly approved" interrogation methods were Bush-Cheney will be judged favorably by history. Until then, those invested in gaining power at the expense of truth will do everything possible to muddy the waters.

It is ridiculous to even try and put ANY of the Bush administration in jail. President Obama will set an ugly precedence if he tries to put the past administration on trial. In doing this his own actions while in office will then be questioned and scrutinized by the next President who holds office. People on this blog are senseless.

The Bush administration never asked your opinion. The Bush administration never asked for your consent. The Bush administration never asked for your ideas. The Bush administration did not tell you very much, took your money spent it and now it is YOUR debt to pay. This includes rebuilding nations, protecting the North American Union. Protecting the African Union, European Union(already formed) and Asian Union. Whether you know or not is irrelevant.
The Bush administration has never admitted ANYTHING. Oh yea and atleast oone of the Bush administration shot a guy in the face. Demonize demonize demonize! Maybe if we repay the favor and ignore Mr. Cheney then he will be quiet.

Can you people stop with the name calling? I am so tired of hearing about the 'Crazy Left' and the other various names that are derogatory to people whom you might disagree with. You are not making your point this way. You sound like a petty child whose needs a timeout. Grow up.

Just wait until the truth behind this illegal War, the outing of the CIA agent lady, Quantanemo, Torture, Wire Tapping, Kidnapping, etc etc etc comes out about your Good guy Cheney and the Bush Administration. It'll really be a disinfectant that this country needs badly.. what we really need is Roach Spray... These are Evil CEOs who cover for Countries like Saudi Arabia while condeming Sadam Hussein with false information.

Cheney is a criminal! He should be tried for crimes against humanity! Arrest him now!