Senator Leahy Knocks Cheney: "I Don't Need Any Lectures From Him"

[sabra]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/leahy-knocks-cheney-i-don_n_165997.html

Senator Patrick Leahy and Dick Cheney have a legendarily icy relationship, one that crested with the former Vice President telling the Judiciary Committee Chairman "go fuck yourself" on the Senate floor.

And while in a recent interview Cheney insisted that the animosity between the two has been "patched up," some, it seems, still remains.

In an interview with Leahy last night, I asked him about the former V.P.'s latest, cryptic assertion that the Obama administration was making it easier for terrorists to successfully attack the United States. The senior Senator from Vermont didn't disappoint.

"I just want to say here Bush and Cheney were in charge when the last attack happened," Leahy said. "They were warned about the last attack before it happened. On September 10th their proposal was to cut our counter-terrorism budget substantially. I don't need any lectures from him. They screwed up badly.

"They are also the same people who said the war in Iraq would be over in a couple weeks, shock and awe and we would find the weapons of mass destruction. Their policy was to let Osama bin Laden get away when we had him cornered and send the troops into a useless war in Iraq. No, no, I don't think he has a great deal of credibility."

[malaise]

1. I love Pat Leahy

big time.

[Sequoia]

15. Let's brand him: Patric Henry Leahy !!!

[malaise]

17. Good idea

:hi:

[AndyA]

2. I think Leahy has handed a mighty smack down to The Dick Cheney.

:rofl:

[daninthemoon]

3. Why isn't he our Senate Leader? Straight from the shoulder and

absolutely true. Kind of guy we desperately need.

[Zodiak]

12. I think you answered your question

Timid people do not want a firebrand as a leader taking risks on their behalf.

Leahy would be good, though.

[City Lights]

4. Go Pat!

:yourock:

[hamsterjill]

5. Leahy is correct

I like the way he lays it on the line. September 11th happened on Bush's watch, and I'm glad that there are people who still remind the Repukes about that!

[kenny blankenship]

6. I don't need any lectures from Cheney! I'm a Democrat, godammit.

I already know how to go fuck myself!

[pacalo]

10. Duh...it's the other way around, with the last 3 elections as proof.

The thugs have screwed themselves & they still haven't learned anything from it.

[ellie]

7. Bwahahahahaha!

Go Cheney yourself Cheney and your little bush dog, too.

[silverweb]

8. Factual, succinct, and blunt.

Slam dunk.



Crawl back under the rock you came from, Cheney, and STFU. You have NO credibility. :kick:

[gratuitous]

9. I wonder what the reporter's reaction was

I'm seeing in my mind's eye a puppy confronted with a pinwheel. Head to one side, wide-eyed look of uncomprehending innocence and bafflement. "Bush and Cheney were in charge when the last attack happened"? Erf? "I don't think he has a great deal of credibility"? Werfle? Then the puppy rolls over on its back and piddles on itself.

Don't tell me I'm the only one who sees this.

[barbtries]

23. lol

i wish i knew, but i just come to DU to get the good parts.

[blogslut]

11. Damn, I love Leahy.

I am so glad he's chair of the Judiciary committee.

[Uzybone]

13. Leahy: "They screwed up badly."

Why don't more democrats say this in regards to Bush and 9/11.

[usregimechange]

14. Well said Senator.

[spanone]

16. n o b o d y deserves a lecture from that evil piece of shit

[indepat]

18. Leahy's response was what should have been in every media source everyday!

:P

[Raine]

19. Go Pat Go!!!!

You tell em! :thumbsup:

[Gabi Hayes]

20. hey pat! where were you in 2002 and 2004 with this tough talk?

and where were the REST OF THE DEMS when it mattered?

certainly not paying ANY attention to people around here

[kiteinthewind]

21. Hell yea!

:toast:

[rosesaylavee]

22. Bam.

And he's done with dat guy.