There you have it: Dick Cheney says he is not willing

[malaise]

to testify under oath.

[xiamiam]

1. oh yeah...we'll see about that...nt

[hlthe2b]

2. It is a toss-up whether I detest this man more than his disdain

for all of us and our constitution.

[madokie]

3. He'll get his day

and he's not going to like it one bit, is my guess

[xiamiam]

7. i hope he doesnt die before i get to see him squirm...nt

[Wapsie B]

14. I'd be willing to put money on that bet.

If it would ever come to testifying his handlers will delay as long as they can. Then he'll pull a Bill Casey and take a dirt nap just before he's to appear.

[madokie]

15. If I was the praying type I'd be praying and I'd be giving away all my future first borns

for keeping his sorry ass alive for a long, looooooooooong time

[dem629]

4. Actual quote: "I'd have to take a look at the precedent we'd be setting."

This shitweasel was dodging the question, and it will probably turn out to be a "no" in the future, but let's be accurate when passing along info to DU'ers who aren't watching.

[krispos42]

18. Precedent... Bill Clinton's witch hunt

And Clinton was IN office at the time.



Karma's a bitch!

[dem629]

19. Before a Grand Jury, yes.

But this was about the Congress.

Frankly, I'd rather go the Grand Jury route on this. They'd have less of a case for resistance and it would be less of a spectacle.

[tabasco]

20. Yep, sure would hate to set a precedent of holding criminals accountable.

I can see why the dirty, rotten criminal is so concerned.

[Canuckistanian]

21. What precedent? How about Bill Clinton?

And Clinton was a SITTING President.

[dem629]

24. That's why a Grand Jury investigation would be preferable to a Congressional one.

[panader0]

5. Saying what everyone already knew.

[derby378]

6. Bush has already said he DOESN'T testify under oath

As my wife once said, "I hope he gets fucked in the butt by a German Shepherd."

That was one of the funniest moments of my entire life. I couldn't stop laughing.

[panader0]

8. Or by the GOP elephant.

[liberalmuse]

9. Then I'll guess we'll just have to waterboard him.

Oh hell, even if he does testify, waterboard him anyway. Just for the sheer fun of it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Oath? That's for commoners.

Cheney thinks he's above the law.

[Windy]

11. who the F*** does this arrogant ass think he is???

I think his unbridled arrogance and literal "daring" of the new administration is going to get him... He's digging a hole and he will eventually fall in..

[OmahaBlueDog]

12. Gee, I guess they'll be sorry they destroyed what was left of "Executive Privelege"

...to go after Clinton over Monica

See how that works out in court for ya, Dick



:rofl:

[Atman]

13. Scheiffer is kickin butt!!!

NOT. His splooge will be dripping down Bob's chin soon.

[krispos42]

16. In jail for contempt or in jail for war crimes = in jail

Although I wonder if he would prefer Club Fed or the DC general lockup.

[malaise]

35. Here's the video

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5004452n

Note he said he kept the country safe for eight years. When did 9/11 happen?

add

[krispos42]

37. Clinton!

:rofl:

[sam sarrha]

17. he says the proof he's innocent is in memos..that dont exist.. cant call clinton slick anymore,...

cheney just got that merit badge retired to VP43

[ananda]

22. And nobody can make him testify..

.. because he's above the law.

THE USA IS SO SCREWED!!!

[Mari333]

23. and if he gets handed a supboena he will just ignore it like Rove did

and will get a 'strongly worded letter' from Conyers. really.

[dem629]

25. Screw Conyers and the congressional investigation. We need a special prosecutor and a Grand Jury.

[mmonk]

26. That's ok. So far, I haven't seen anyone that willing to put him on the stand.

[90-percent]

27. I'm jealous

Boy, I wish us LITTLE PEOPLE could disregard the law with such impunity.

I am so sick of the sense of entitlement of our entire ruling class.

I say we make all their laws that they made should also APPLY TO THEM, TOO!


-90% Jimmy

[90-percent]

29. TORTURE

Not to mention I firmly believe so much of the torture was done merely as an outlet for Bush and Cheney's appetite for SADISM!

186 waterboardings? Like Professor Alfred McCoy said recently on Democracy Now, he could see no other purpose for much of the torture as nothing more than pure sadism.

Google this Professor. I still have hopes of his Democracy Now video going viral.

-90% jimmy

here's the DU permalink

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=307187&mesg_id=307187

[malaise]

34. Thanks nt

[malaise]

30. That's why Wanda's analogy last night

was so good. She compared Bushco's torture with robbing and bank and then telling the judge how many bills she had paid.
If the means is illegal, it cannot justify the ends.
Cheney's argument is that DOJ made it legal, but DOJ cannot make war crimes legal. Condi's argument is that if the President authorizes it it cannot be illegal.

Meanwhile Cheney threw Bush under the bus live on CBS and said Bush authorized it. This despite the fact that Bush said live on TV more than a few times - we don't do torture.

All these criminals have been caught lying in public and the only question is why they are still not locked up.

Oh by the way he dared to mention the anthrax attack.

[merh]

32. That's the "joke" Wanda Sykes made last night

When she referred to Cheney defending torture by saying they obtained information. She said that's like telling the judge "yes your honor, I robbed the bank but look how many bills I was able to pay off."

[malaise]

33. Yep

By the way the Dick also said that if he had to choose who represented the Republican party more between Colin Powell and Rush Limbaugh, he'd choose Rush. He added that he didn't know Powell was still a member of the Republican Party.

That will come back to haunt him.

[City Lights]

28. Go fuck yourself, dick.

You are a traitor to the United States of America. You are the root of all evil.

:nuke:

[Fumesucker]

31. We've been down this road before, the terrain is boringly familiar..

What we will hear is an endless string of "I don't recall" if Ctheney ever does get on the stand under oath.

Is there no one that remembers Iran Contra?

Or has the whole damn country succumbed to Alzheimers?

[rustydog]

36. Fuck you, you cutless coward!

How many deferments did you manage to come up with? (Boy you talk like a tough MAN)

If what you and Georgie did was so GODDAMS legal and upright, what do you fear testifying under oath? The oath is only promising to tell the TRUTH.

I pray there are Democrats and one or two Republicans outraged over your rape of the constitution and angry enough to hold you accountable.

[spanone]

38. i'll take that as an admission of guilt.

[SmileyRose]

39. He's right, he shouldn't.

Open congress no -- Federal grand jury yes. Big difference.