Katrina’s Real Victim: The Last Four Days of Cheney’s Vacation
By on Sep 14th, 2005 at 11:05 am
Katrina’s Real Victim: The Last Four Days of Cheney’s Vacation
Dick Cheney decided to stay on vacation for 72 hours in the midst of the worst natural disaster in American history.
Most Americans would probably say he came back to the job three days late.
Cheney sees the glass half full — according to U.S. News and World Report:
When asked by a reporter why he did not return from his vacation earlier than last Thursday, three days after the hurricane hit, the vice president replied: “I came back four days early.”
Tomato, tomahto.
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A single tear...
September 14th, 2005 at 11:11 amVacation? Are you kidding? He was secretly protecting the precious pipelines -- a true hero!
September 14th, 2005 at 11:13 amWhy bother coming back at all, Chain-Gang is not even a real vice president. Besides making huge profits for his own cronies at Hell-and-brimstone (Halliburton), can anyone name 1 thing, JUST ONE SINGLE THING, that he has done for the People?
September 14th, 2005 at 11:14 amAdd to that Cheney's looking around at a Chesapeake Bay property near Rummy's retreat... we should fit both of these items into the TP Katrina timeline if they're not in already...
September 14th, 2005 at 11:15 amI wonder if that fish is saying "go f@#$% yourself, Cheney."
September 14th, 2005 at 11:17 am#3 - He successfully helped W find a running mate. Does that count?
September 14th, 2005 at 11:18 amThis criticism is unnecessary anyway -- the Cheney administration has already taken responsibility for the Katrina errors.
September 14th, 2005 at 11:25 amAbsolutely ridiculous.
September 14th, 2005 at 11:42 amI remember leaving work on a sunday morning in Oct '03 ready for 4 days off (my birthday was in the midst of those 4 days). the skies around my office seemed ominous; billows of black smoke several miles in the distance. the news later that day confirmed what I had seen; the wildfires that hit CA that year were at my offices doorstep. I cut my vacation short (coming back on my birthday) to check in on my co-workers. Some had missed work due to astmhma or other breathing problems, but all were ok. Was I their supervisor, nope. Was I in management, nope. Just another grunt with one overreaching concern; how were my co-workers coping in the worst firestorms experienced in my part of the world. I wasn't concerned with my vacation, my birthday or anything else.
The callous disregard exhibited by the Prez and VP is disgusting in every form of the word. And their feeble attempts to demonstrate that they 'care' only magnifies the poverty of their compassion.
September 14th, 2005 at 11:45 amYou see the Constitution gurantees the VP two months per year to fish and goof off. We all remember FDR and his constant lounging about beside the fireplace? What a bum, FDR was! He could learn something from Bush and Co. No seriously, I didn't even know Cheney was on vacation. In fact, what the hell has he done the past 5 years?
September 14th, 2005 at 11:49 amCan anybody name one thing? You know Gore had the REGO Program, Quayle was busy hyping Burger King jobs and blaming Murphy Brown.
Actually, Dick was very busy overseeing the construction of his $2.9 million house. This place is so big and ostentatious that is has a name. We call it "An Undisclosed Location". Kind of a catchy name, don't you think?
September 14th, 2005 at 12:00 pmWell, well, well, it's starting to come out now. According to USA Today there is this:
Barbour hasn't had to wait hours to talk to Bush. In fact, Barbour said in an interview with USA TODAY, the president called him three to four times in the wake of Katrina. "I never called him. He always called me," he said.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-12-two-governors_x.htm
So it is pure party affiliation, either you are GOP skel or just a plain American when it comes to getting help.
Power, corruption, and the GOP.
September 14th, 2005 at 12:01 pmCome on, he held a highly publicized energy conference, supervised upgrades to Blair House, told at least one senator what to do, stepped in for Bush while 9/11 was unfolding (arranging with passengers on one plane to bring it down before it reached its intended target), arranged no bid contracts with campaign supporters for the completely unexpected Iraq war, etc. - I feel safer already!
September 14th, 2005 at 12:16 pmI can't wait for Crash Cart Cheeney to have the big one.
As far as dumbya getting chimpeached, I think before that happens you'll see something like the warden scene in Shawshank Redemption.
Either way, I want to see the pictures of it all.
September 14th, 2005 at 12:29 pm'I came back 4 days early'......????? from what, from the lake to the shore?
September 14th, 2005 at 12:35 pmI see a 'cheney/limbaugh ticket in the works.
Poor thing.
He had to send M4M Military Stud for Hire home 4 days earlier than planned.
No wonder Bush has been such a bitch lately.
September 14th, 2005 at 12:51 pmBush Vacation Watch
I suggest that the blogosphere keep an eye on Lord Bush's future vacation schedule.
He's already been AWOL 340 days out of 4 years and 6 months on the job.
Katrina's forced him to be at the WH a whole 2 weeks and at least pretend to be president.
I predict, Bush will be on the 747 before Halloween for another week of R&R at Dogpatch, AKA, Crawford. This guy works less than Queen Elizabeth II.
September 14th, 2005 at 12:54 pmHe is holding that fish like it's a rifle. He even has his left index finger out as if searching for the trigger.
September 14th, 2005 at 1:01 pmHe picked a nice day to fish.
September 14th, 2005 at 1:12 pmI took a great shot of my bud Dick, didn't I?
September 14th, 2005 at 1:13 pmCaption Contest: "So the nuke cruise missles come in over Iran sort of this low to the ground, then they lock on to those targets Ahmad Chalabi's bud told us about and then..."
September 14th, 2005 at 1:17 pmI wish he would have stayed on vacation. He added nothing to the situation when he flew in. This whole administration are pathetic idealogs.
September 14th, 2005 at 1:26 pmYou know what is truly sad. Cheney was fishing in Wyoming, one of the best states to fish in and that lame ass is proud of a two pounder. He can't even fish good.
September 14th, 2005 at 1:36 pmI think he used the net.
September 14th, 2005 at 1:42 pmI came back 4 days early. Now watch this cast...
September 14th, 2005 at 2:04 pmhmm....unfortunately him shortening his vacation did nothing....so why complain?
September 14th, 2005 at 2:36 pmHey folks, Cheney has a lot to worry about.
They are thinking of recalling his pacemaker. Seriously.
September 14th, 2005 at 2:39 pmWhere's my vacation?
September 14th, 2005 at 2:55 pmCheney was on the phone Sunday - on his vacation - making sure that the pipeline in New Orleans continued to pump oil.
September 14th, 2005 at 3:01 pmDarth Vader never takes a vacation - he just hides out in his cave.
I was wondering who got the government moving three days after Katrina made landfall. Cheney, after he sent his bitch south for photo ops with the locals.
September 14th, 2005 at 3:08 pmNot half empty ... Cheney came back from vacation about 20 years too early, IMO.
We need him fishing in Jackson Hole far more than we need him within 1,000 miles of D.C., or NO, or anywhere he's capable of using the dark side of the force to further his imperial agenda.
But that's just me. I say let 'em all stay on vacation. Cheney's really just on a Weekend at Bernie's anyway.
September 14th, 2005 at 4:00 pmPeople, people, lay off the guy! He was simply doing what he was programmed to do, so lay off the "Blame Game!" Cheney, who is actually a cyborg code-named "Heart Attack," was preprogrammed to vacation for a set period of X weeks, Y days. There was no software programmer present in Wyoming to alter his programming once the hurricane arrived: even THEY were on vacation, as with almost the entire Bush White House. So cyborg Cheney simply continued doing what his hard drive had been preprogrammed to do over the designated timeframe: VACATION. Showing anger towards him makes as much sense as taking it as a personal slight when your PC goes into sleep mode after 10 minutes of inactivity.
September 14th, 2005 at 5:05 pmHe's such a Dick.
September 14th, 2005 at 5:33 pmLower case d Keith.
September 14th, 2005 at 5:51 pm"Dynamite fishing here........No literally a caught him dynamite fishing."
Not very sporting dick. Better release 'em or you won't
September 14th, 2005 at 6:28 pmhave a whopper story.
#5 and #6--thanks for the laugh!
September 14th, 2005 at 6:48 pmLL #35 good one.
September 14th, 2005 at 6:51 pmHe was was really trying to duplicate the miracle of the fishes so he could feed the masses in New Orleans.
September 15th, 2005 at 12:06 pm