Cheney repeatedly rejected proposals ‘to help the poor, sick.’
Cheney repeatedly rejected proposals ‘to help the poor, sick.’
In his new book, President Bush’s controversial former speechwriter Michael Gerson sharply criticizes the office of Vice President Cheney and his misplaced priorities:
For Michael Gerson, the pattern became discouragingly familiar. A proposal to help the poor or sick would be presented at a White House meeting, but Vice President Cheney’s office or the budget team or some other skeptical officials would shoot it down. Too expensive. Wrong priority. [...]
Gerson is more critical of Cheney’s office, former defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and two Texas Republicans who served as House majority leaders, Tom DeLay and Richard K. Armey.
Gerson writes that he urged Bush to fire Rumsfeld after the 2004 election, but that Cheney opposed the move. He recounts meetings in which Cheney’s office tried to kill proposals to increase training of death-row defense lawyers, transition assistance for prisoners and aid for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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How appropriate today to paste the face of the Prince of Darkness.
That bastard is evil through and through.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:02 amCheney’s office tried to kill proposals to increase training of death-row defense lawyers, transition assistance for prisoners and aid for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Happy Halloweenie, Dickster. You've been pulling tricks on all of America for way, way too many years. It's time to put him & his shotgun away for a long time.
'Wrong priorities, my ass. You're a ghoul, a vampire & Frankenshot all at the same time.
Humanity lost the need for Dicktators like you with Genghis Khan. May you suffer muchly in that eternal Hell you'll be going to.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:06 amAnd that's called 'Compassionate Conservatism'..
October 31st, 2007 at 11:06 amDeath will be too good for Cheney. Maybe life in prison will be more appropriate.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:08 amWhat do you expect from a Fascist Brownshirter Criminal WAR PIG, it's what they do.
Buck Fush
October 31st, 2007 at 11:08 amTheir idea of "compassionate conservatism" is that the poor & sick should be served up as cannon fodder for their illegal and unjust wars.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:17 amGod, I wish there was a hell so he could go there.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:19 amCheney regarding the poor, infirmed and disenfranchised in America, "Let them eat yellow cake"
Can we construct a guillotine in the Washington Mall?
October 31st, 2007 at 11:19 amTheir idea of “compassionate conservatism†is that the poor & sick should be served up as cannon fodder for their illegal and unjust wars.
Comment by Uncle Ho
See? The poor do have a purpose!
/sarcasm
How does anyone get so twisted as Cheney?
October 31st, 2007 at 11:20 amDarth Cheney is evil; GDumbya is just plain scary.
Just think about the fact that this bozo has his hand on the button --> http://thumbsnap.com/v/6YvXAPG0.jpg
October 31st, 2007 at 11:21 amRepublicans hate America and Americans.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:22 amThey love oil slathered Muslims. All slippery and shiney.
Gosh. Why does that NOT surprise me one bit...?
October 31st, 2007 at 11:23 amCheney is an animal as are the rest of the Republican elite. They believe that the meek will truly inherit the earth, in the face.
What do you expect from a political philosophy that emphasizes that those who succeed are blessed by God. Those who fail are morally inferior and deserve whatever fate comes to them. It is a philosophy that makes success more important than any other moral consideration To fail is to literally die. Thus we see so much corruption in the political party and corporate elites because they know that their philosophy creates a zero sum game. The disparaging of the poor becomes a defensive mechanism to justify their own greed and ruthlessness.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:24 amI though Chimpy was the Decider.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:24 amCheney has had only one objective, and that has been to increase the power of the executive branch. He has been singly focused on this even before he was elected.
Poor people do nothing to help him achieve his objective (the poor people in the Republican base can be scared into submission and don't have to be bought). Sick people do nothing to help him achieve his objective. Neither do prisoners and death row inmates. Neither do children (unless they are still in the embryonic or fetal stages).
It's not surprising that Cheney would label anyone or anything not helpful to his amassing more power as "the wrong priority."
October 31st, 2007 at 11:27 amComment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:26 am
Clearly you need to stop telling people what to do around here.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:30 amThis man is clearly a cold hearted sorry excuse for a human being. He is rich and doesn't care if people less fortunate than him starve or if children go hungry. But his love by the religious right of the Republican party. They know dispite the fact that he hates poor and sick people, he has a special place in heaven waiting for him, NOT.
I agree with Denise Kucinich on this one, IMPEACH that Azzhole and get it over with. It's one thing to be conservative and it's another to just be a carbon copy of HITLER. I can't wait until that day comes when he leaves office and returns to pulling the wings of butterfly or whatever it is that this idiot does to amuse his evil ego. But I know it won't be hunting, because his so called friends know better.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:35 amClearly you need to stop telling people what to do around here.
Comment by Zooey — October 31, 2007 @ 11:30 am
Uh oh. Now you're a troll!
October 31st, 2007 at 11:35 amRHF. I know trolls, I can smell them for blocks and I assure you, Zooey's no troll.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:38 amIt’s changing, so saddle up.
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:35 am
Yep, I'm a troll now. You're the only one who knows what he's talking about around here. Proceed...
October 31st, 2007 at 11:38 amGood Morning Lady Z and all.....I am sending Blessings to you all and wishing you a Happy Samhain......Sending a one finger salute to the picture of the evil in charge, subject of this thread.....I am determined to make this a good day in my tiny corner of the world so I will not be here..Major tree hugging, giving apples to the little beggers and running the Bear.....Many Blessings from your resident witch.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:38 amEven a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. - Proverbs 20:10-12
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done. - Proverbs 19:17
'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. - Leviticus 25:34-36
Proverbs 30:13-15...
13 Those whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives
to devour the poor from the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
15 "The leech has two daughters. (...)
October 31st, 2007 at 11:39 amThere are obviously two bibles in circulation with the masses of sheeple reading one and the so called leaders.
In one we find:
When a man is hungry, feed him.
The other:
When a man is hungry starve him.
In one;
October 31st, 2007 at 11:40 amIf a man is stranded give him a boat
The other:
If a man is stranded shove him off the plank.
Instead of a guillotine on the Washington Mall, a more appropriate location would be the cherished rose garden on the white house grounds.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:41 amZooey can be a troll today, it's Halloween! I want to be a Serenity Browncoat...
October 31st, 2007 at 11:41 amYep, I’m a troll now. Comment by Zooey
Yes? Are you wont to tear tops off small critters? 8^P
October 31st, 2007 at 11:43 amMy views are the most insightful around here, always have been, and they’re so good even YOU can’t admit that.
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:35 am
Air-tight logic, RHF. What are you on this morning? Ego waffles?
October 31st, 2007 at 11:51 amThinkprogress.org needs a make over with SCHOLASTIC minds. I’ll be the first to stay.
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:47 am
I was here from the inception. I'll be here long after you've moved on.
"Rich diversity. The end of white dominance. A relief to Mexico."
Still no mention of native Americans. You're a hack.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:52 am"Thinkprogress.org needs a make over with SCHOLASTIC minds. I’ll be the first to stay."
If your idea of a make-over of "scholastic minds" are those who call for giving land back to Mexico, while ignoring the plight of native Americans, no thanks.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:57 amI want to be a Serenity Browncoat…
Comment by Luis M
I pe te Angel ov te odd!
October 31st, 2007 at 11:58 amMein Gott! Vat iz pe broplem viz dis dronck veeder! Ist pe krazed? I ab sum keirschenwasser vor dis invidious kreature dat elps not iz kuntrymin! Pemember veeder fick feigney ye pe das serbant ov te peeple not mein gott! Ye not velieve in das angel ov te odd? -
Me thinks the reason RHF doesn't also endorse giving land back to native Americans, is because he lives in an area which they formerly were, and it would entail his leaving as well.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:00 pmZooey can be a troll today, it’s Halloween! I want to be a Serenity Browncoat…
Comment by Luis M — October 31, 2007 @ 11:41 am
A Halloween Party!! OK, then, I'm going to be Daryll's other brother, Daryll. I'm going to pray for all your souls and ask Jesus to turn your other cheek. No, wait, that's not right. That sounds too homosexually gay. How about this. All of you at TP should be on your knees, thankful that we have such great leaders as Cheney and Bush. No wait!! I don't mean "on your knees" like that. Or do I. Oh, God, help me! No! I, I, I, ...
October 31st, 2007 at 12:01 pmIt looks like rhf got some meth in his Prozac. Or maybe it's rabies? Either way, attacking allies, before noon, strikes me as a Reichwing tactic.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:02 pm“Thinkprogress.org needs a make over with SCHOLASTIC minds. I’ll be the first to stay.†-RHF
I would disagree as many of the problems with the current administration are of a 'scholastic mind' starting with professor nutty nut nut Leo lie-o-con Strauss and his dismal adherents.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:03 pmHeheheh, "Nutty nut nut Leo lie-o-con Strauss and his dismal adherents" sounds like a hip-hop group.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:04 pmComment by Luis M — October 31, 2007
Heh. Dismal Adherents vould pe te gurd ting te name dah gruup ov droncks ov te vools on te hil!
October 31st, 2007 at 12:08 pmI did find my gorrilla suit though, so maybe I could come as Bush?
-Comment by BARTLEBEE
You're giving way too much credit here, man.
The Bush costume rhymes with 'Wimp'.
(I think Karen Hughes was more of a Gorilla)
October 31st, 2007 at 12:09 pmHopefully Cheney will be visited by the “Ghost of Christmas’s prior to 911″
Comment by BARTLEBEE — October 31, 2007 @ 11:12 am
I'd prefer the Acute Myocardial Infarction Fairy, personally.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:13 pmI’d prefer the Acute Myocardial Infarction Fairy, personally.
Comment by toasterhead
Wow. That's probably the funniest thing I'll read all day.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:20 pmNo wonder Senator Obama said he wouldn't be going
October 31st, 2007 at 12:23 pmto the Cheney home. He knows Cheney thinks of
himself the Master and might forget the Civil War is
over. You know what the Masters did to their slaves
who could read and write. Yes Cheney has a place in
hell waiting with the other evil Satan worshippers.
What's funny is the Christian Base say they follow God
but are really following Satan and his workers George
and Dick. The GOP all brought the thirty pieces of gold like Judas.
"...but Vice President Cheney’s office or the budget team or some other skeptical officials would shoot it down. Too expensive. Wrong priority. […]
He recounts meetings in which Cheney’s office tried to kill proposals to increase training of death-row defense lawyers, transition assistance for prisoners and aid for Hurricane Katrina victims. "
"shoot it down"?
"kill"?
not surprising, coming from that bastard.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:25 pmdick, it's time. please drop dead. i want to be the first to sh!t on your grave.
Pictures will soon come out of Cheney eating small children, Americans will NOT be shocked while conservatives will blame the small children for making Cheney hungry
October 31st, 2007 at 12:30 pmDark master puppeteer of a senescent sock puppet president
October 31st, 2007 at 12:41 pmThe war profiteer denies the poor any assistance .
October 31st, 2007 at 12:48 pmThe war profiteer denies Katrina victims any assistance .
The war profitteer denies the sick , the homeless , the helpless, the children, the seniors.
Vote Republican so they can keep up their compassion for all the rich war profiterring corporations.
And he also drinks puppy blood.
October 31st, 2007 at 1:30 pmCheney is an animal as are the rest of the Republican elite.
Comment by JMOHR — October 31, 2007 @ 11:24 am
Nice job slandering the animal kingdom. Take it back, before some real animals come for you.
October 31st, 2007 at 1:31 pmMarvin Olasky, was author of the phrase, Compassionate Conservatism. The goal was to eliminate all social services and entitlements provided by the government, including SS and Medicare.
Lets say a 75 year old and needed an operation. Ideally they would raise the money from their church. It was never explained what would happen if they didn't go to church.
The reason Bush is spending money like a drunken sailor, except for children's health care, is that they want to bankrupt the treasury so there will be little or no money left for social programs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassionate_conservatism
Of course the MSM didn't really delve deeply into this in 2000. "Compassionate Conservatism" sounded like a positive thing, and without knowing what they were talking about, they labled it as such.
October 31st, 2007 at 2:40 pmWonder if Cheney is going to leave his coffin tonight and fly around D.C looking for blood.
I can't recall anyone as coldhearted as him ever being in the White House - partisans, criminals, yes. But Cheney is all that, plus a bit of Dracula and Simon Legree.
Has Gerson ever spoken of trying to persuade anyone in the Oval Office to think again or is it forbidden to even question Bush?Cheney?
October 31st, 2007 at 2:57 pmCongress should pass a secret bill (one that’s too complex for Bush idiot’s reading skills) mandating Energizer to make faulty batteries specifically for Dick Cheney’s defibrilator. Then, all the poor, along with diverse America, would have one less thing to WORRY about!
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:13 am
Hey, who stole my ID!!! I didn't post that!
October 31st, 2007 at 4:25 pmComment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:26 am
Clearly you need to stop telling people what to do around here.
Comment by Zooey — October 31, 2007 @ 11:30 am
I'm not sure how, but one of the trolls stole my ID!!!
October 31st, 2007 at 4:27 pmIt’s changing, so saddle up.
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 11:35 am
Yep, I’m a troll now. You’re the only one who knows what he’s talking about around here. Proceed…
Comment by Zooey — October 31, 2007 @ 11:38 am
Zooey, you are NOT a troll, and I did NOT post this! Someone has stolen my ID, and I'm not sure how. They've hijacked my ID, probably because I pissed them off so much! I'm guessing that TP's id's were hacked, so watch for other trolls stealing passwords and impersonating people! I've reported this to TP, hopefully they can resolve it.
October 31st, 2007 at 4:30 pmI’ve reported this to TP, hopefully they can resolve it.
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 31, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
Someone is jacking Shayne in some other threads today too.
Man I was wondering if you had gone off the deep end this morning.
October 31st, 2007 at 4:46 pmNamejackers suck.
Someone is jacking Shayne in some other threads today too.
Man I was wondering if you had gone off the deep end this morning.
Namejackers suck.
Comment by Wayne — October 31, 2007 @ 4:46 pm
It looks like it was Newsflash (Mr. Puss). He says you can do this by simply using a nickname in your profile that's the same as another poster. He seemed eager to show how 'clever' he was with the namejacking, and seemed to know this in fact would work - GUILTY!
TP really needs to fix their system to prevent this from happening!
October 31st, 2007 at 8:18 pm