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Seeing that polls give us little snapshots of what the appetite of the nation is like at any given moment, I'm astounded by the moment we find ourselves in. As you sit reading this, former Vice President Cheney is on a two month surge of popularity. President Barack Obama, on the other hand, is doing his best Wile E. Coyote impression with no brakes on the rocket car, and has just careened over the edge of the fifty-foot cliff.
So what has boosted the former Vice President anywhere from 8-10%, while watching the President nose dive 11-14%?
I'm certain...
Why Dick Cheney is More American than Barack Obama
Reply # 3 Date: Sep 7, 2009 - 3:24 PM EST
"Go Cheney Go
How can you not love a man, that puts the security and well being of the country above politics and polls."
Brian: I would not love a man that puts his own recipe for security before the law or truthfulness.
"Mr. Cheney has always done and advocated the policies that will best protect American lives, and if that includes a head soaking, or occasionally cigar smoke in the face, then so be it."
Brian: I don't question his sincerity in doing these things. I question his wisdom in doing them and his apparent willingness to go beyond these things. What really concerns me is not what he considered appropriate but the fact that he is more...