Liz Cheney: On ‘The Really Important Issues,’ McCain Is ‘Advocating’ The Same Policies As Bush And My Dad
Liz Cheney: On ‘The Really Important Issues,’ McCain Is ‘Advocating’ The Same Policies As Bush And My Dad
In a speech earlier this month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attempted to bat down the idea that he is “running for President Bush’s third term” by calling it a “false” notion. “I disagreed strongly with the Bush administration” on Iraq, McCain claimed.
But conservatives continue to undermine his efforts by acknowledging that McCain’s policy proposals mirror the policies of the Bush administration.
On MSNBC today, Andrea Mitchell asked Liz Cheney, a former State Department official who is also the daughter of Vice President Cheney, about McCain’s efforts to separate himself from Bush. “It’s not surprising to see the distancing going on,” replied Cheney. But, she added, “on the really important issues” McCain is advocating for policies that Bush and Cheney supporters “believe are the right ones”:
CHENEY: At the same time, I think on the really important issues that face the country, on issues like the war on terror and the economy, Senator McCain in fact is advocating those policies that those of us who supported President Bush and the Vice President believe are the right ones for this nation.
Watch it:
Cheney’s comments reflect how McCain himself has described his ideological relationship to the Bush administration. Though they have disagreed on select issues, McCain told Tim Russert in 2005 that he is “totally in agreement” with Bush “on the transcendent issues, the most important issues“:
RUSSERT: The fact is you are different than George Bush.
SEN. McCAIN: No. No. I–the fact is that I’m different but the fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.
As for Liz’s dad, McCain may be critical of him now, but in 2006 he said that he would consider having Cheney serve in his administration because they “have the same strengths.”
Transcript:
MITCHELL: John McCain now separating himself from this administration because of the unpopularity, fair or not, because of the bad polling numbers?CHENEY: I think it’s absolutely to be expected. I think Senator McCain is a unique kind of a Republican. He’s somebody that a lot of us in the party, including myself, didn’t support in the primaries. And, I think it’s not surprising to see the distancing going on. At the same time, I think on the really important issues that face the country, on issues like the war on terror and the economy, Senator McCain in fact is advocating those policies that those of us who supported President Bush and the Vice President believe are the right ones for this nation, in terms of making sure that we stay on the offense in the war on terror. Making sure that we don’t, for goodness sakes, impose a huge new tax burden on the american people at a time when everyone is really feeling the bite of energy prices and feeling the bite of the home mortgage crisis. those are the kinds of things that Sen. Obama would advocate, which I think would be exactly wrong for the nation at this point.
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Hey! Way to state the obvious, Lizzie!!! What a good little mouthpiece you are!!
Sit! Fetch! Heel!
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:26 pmLiz Cheney: On ‘The Really Important Issues,’ McCain Is ‘Advocating’ The Same Policies As Bush And My Dad
– - Apparently Liz hasn’t be cc’d.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 pmLiz Cheney: On ‘The Really Important Issues,’ McCain Is ‘Advocating’ The Same Policies As Bush And My Dad
Thanks for the assistance , but I hardly needed your stupid fat partisan ass to explain to me that McLoser is just another moronic criminal GOP skid mark………….
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pmbeen cc’d, too.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pmBut Liz is a Lesbian. How can anybody on the right side regard what she says? What about the evangelicals, McSame? Are they gonna like you taking advice from “One of them”?
Spin all you want McSame. Your career will be over come November. Enjoy your media reverance while you can. Better buy more hotdogs.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:30 pmomg, why is MSNBC humoring Dick’s mini me?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:30 pmTroll response:
So? Jimmy Carter!
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:31 pmWho cares what Dick’s Little Deferment has to say?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:32 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Troll response:
So? Jimmy Carter!
Second troll response:
So? Bill Clinton!
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pmStratRat Says
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
But Liz is a Lesbian. How can anybody on the right side regard what she says? What about the evangelicals, McSame? Are they gonna like you taking advice from “One of them”?
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Um…it’s the OTHER Cheney daughter, Mary, who’s the lesbian…
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pmCHENEY: Senator McCain in fact is advocating those policies that those of us who supported President Bush and the Vice President believe are the right ones for this nation
So this nation should continue to follow the policies that the weakest minded 19 percentile still blindly and stupidly believes in , facts and truth be damned ?
You certainly are a (buffalo) chip off the old block , Liz………
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:34 pmNew and Improved! Now, instead of six for half a dollar, you get half a dozen for fifty cents! All the important parts are the same quality you’ve enjoyed for years. Hurry! Offer only while supplies last.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pmCHENEY: I think it’s absolutely to be expected. I think Senator McCain is a unique kind of a Republican.
man, was mini me ever known for her intelligence???
Exactly what unique kind of Republican are you talking about, you idiot!
You must mean a rare, not unique form of unintelligent life form residing at the bottom of my fish tank. Time to change the water!
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pmRepeat after me:
McCain is Bush’s third term. Endless war for oil. There’s no place like home.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:37 pmJust keep talking, Liz — by tying McCain to Dubya and your dad, you help ensure Obama’s victory.
Do you know that Bushco isn’t exactly popular with the American people, or do you do your best to insulate yourself in a bubble like your dad’s boss does?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:38 pmRogerse…? What’s a “nonquot”?
Is it something like a kumquot?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:41 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
StratRat Says
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
But Liz is a Lesbian. How can anybody on the right side regard what she says? What about the evangelicals, McSame? Are they gonna like you taking advice from “One of them”?
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Um…it’s the OTHER Cheney daughter, Mary, who’s the lesbian…
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even so, would that have anything to do with their family values wouldn’t supporting Mary’s orientation actually be against their definition of family values???
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:41 pmI mean really, more power to her for supporting gays in their struggle for acceptance and equal rights. However, doesn’t that make her a tad bit, teeny eeny weenie bit of a hypocrite?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:43 pmninique Says:
IOKIYAR! That’s an easy one.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pmCut him some slack, Annie. Ol’ rog is overdue for a popsicle break.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pmI wonder if the same thing could be said about Jeff Christie aka Rush Limpballs homophobia. just curious…
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pmBush/Cheney/McCain etc could grill human infants on the White House lawn and the Reichwingers wouldn’t find fault.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:46 pmrobbez_92107 Says:
IOKIYAR! That’s an easy one.
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uhhh.. say what?!?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 pmrogerse Says:
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Yes, he supports bush, and even took a public endorsement, regardless of his disagreement…quoting a non-quot to make a non-story, huh.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Care to explain then how supporting the worst president in US history , along with retaining his awful failed policies , is any reason to vote for the wrinkled old asswipe ?
Can you also add in why McLame himself is claiming he IS NOT a 3rd Chimpy term , if indeed he is , as the VP’s own daughter is claiming he is ?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:49 pmUm…it’s the OTHER Cheney daughter, Mary, who’s the lesbian…
I stand corrected.
It’s hard to believe that Mrs. Cheney would have allowed dick to sleep with her two times. For goodness sake, once is enough.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:49 pm…and presumably she has a favorable opinion of Bush. so the — what, 20%? — that still think Bush is doing a good job thinks that McCain = 3rd bush term? and the 80% that thinks bush is *not* doing a good job thinks that McCain = 3rd bush term.
“that’s not change you can believe in, my friends. that’s not even change at all!”
she’s marginalizing her own opinion by supporting bush and cheney. and i love how she refers to her dad as “the vice president.” d’you think he makes everyone refer to him that way at family gatherings?
“Excuse me, Mr. Vice President, but would you kindly pass the yams?” “I’m afraid I can’t, dear; it’s just what the terrorists would want.”
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:50 pmstjack says:
she’s marginalizing her own opinion by supporting bush and cheney. and i love how she refers to her dad as “the vice president.” d’you think he makes everyone refer to him that way at family gatherings?
I would imagine it gets a bit old for him when everyone smirks after saying, what’s up, Dick!
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 pmwhy you being a d*ckhead for?
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 pmstop being a d*ckhead.
why you being a d*ckhead for?
you keep f#cking up situations.—these Kate Nash lyrics are quite appropriate, are they not?
>i>rogerse Says:
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MCMetal Says:
well the point is he hasn’t denied his support, but, he may support major policies, but he has his own agenda and isn’t going for a “third-term”.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
What “own agenda” are you talking about ?
The tax cuts he voted against but now supposedly favors ?
The supposed concern he had for global warming and the enviroment but now wants off-shore drilling to be as regular as a drunk urinating on himself in the gutter ?
The supposedly strong “stand” he had against torture that he now favors ?
He is a pandering old fool , and you’re nothing more than a GOP tool.
Stop posting your nonsensical crap………….
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pmI think on the really important issues that face the country, on issues like the war on terror and the economy, Senator McCain in fact is advocating those policies that those of us who supported President Bush and the Vice President believe are the right ones for this nation.
So… McSame supports the policies that have brought us the latest Bush Recession, and Liz Cheney thinks this is a selling point?
As the kid in American Beauty said, “Never underestimate the power of delusion”.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 pmrog. Are you high? Who are you trying to kid with “he has an agenda”? He has managed to directly contradict virtually everything he ever said/did to deserve his “maverick” title, and managed to do so before the general campaign; while running unopposed! Not to mention his career long habit of sponsoring, co-sponsoring, or introducing legislation to pander to moderates, then voting the party line 95% of the time.
His agenda has become clear. He will whore himself to anyone with a block of GOP voters. His lust for the Presidency has either fried his soul or his brain. Either way he’s completely unfit to “preside” over a freakin barbecue.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:07 pmHaha MCMetal. Great minds and all that. But ol’ rog? He makes it pretty easy. It almost makes me feel bad to keep hitting a punch-drunk opponent, but then I think of all the stupid, evil, shit they’ve done to our country.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:10 pmMcCain is offering a three-hundred dollar prize to any American who can develop a new system with a small horse and a light-weight buggy. It will be called the “horse-and-buggy.” Note: whips will not be allowed due to animal protection activists…
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:14 pmninique Says
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
robbez_92107 Says:
IOKIYAR! That’s an easy one.
ninique Says
uhhh.. say what?!?
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You may be new to the blogsite — IOKIYAR is an acronym for “It’s OK If You’re A Republican”, which is often used here to explain obvious GOP double-standards and/or hypocrisy.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:14 pmSEN. McCAIN:” No. No. I–the fact is that I’m different but the fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush”.
He the old man Mcflipflopping again?
SNARK……
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:16 pmLet’s keep spreading the word. This video is really catching on, it was put on YouTube just a day ago and already has 17,689 views. See it, pass it on to others (use the share options under the video for example or post it on your blog or website) We are not going to just sit back as they push propaganda for another war. Apologize to the World Mr. Wallace and Return that Emmy
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 pmStick a fork in him. He’s done!
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 pmThanx for the link, representativepress, it’s being passed.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:40 pmYay! Vote for McCain — it’ll be like more Bush and Cheney!
Just what we need!
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pmInteresting political move here. As I always thought that with an approval rating even lower than Dubya’s whale-feces level, a Cheney endorsement would NOT give you any kind of ‘bump’.
But then, what do I know?
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:53 pmoh, ok thanks, miss…:D
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:56 pmCHENEY: At the same time, I think on the really important issues that face the country, on issues like the war on terror and the economy, Senator McCain in fact is advocating those policies that those of us who supported President Bush and the Vice President believe are the right ones for this nation.
Given Bush’s approval ratings that’s nothing to brag about.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pmrepresentativepress #41
Thank you for that link. Was that an Aaron Russo film?
That is just one incident of the Soviet Style Propaganda Americans are force-fed by the CM$M. Mike Wallace, his son and the party of repubLIEcons are beyond dispicable.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 pmDoes Liz Cheney speak for the GOP?
Does she speak for James Dobson, Pat Robertson?
Is she ” Fair Game ” and now open to criticism?
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 pmrogerse Says:
well the point is he hasn’t denied his support, but, he may support major policies, but he has his own agenda and isn’t going for a “third-term”.
Yes, even Bush hasn’t called for 100 more years in Iraq. That is some agenda.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 pmMake sure to permanently glue McCain to 20% Shrub
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 pmSo. McWorse is just like Daddy and his Chimp? More of this rhetoric, please. In fact, send Lez on a a whirlwind guerilla tour of speaking engagements with this talking point designated “Power Point #1. Please, more of this. Pretty Please?
June 29th, 2008 at 4:48 am