Boehner, McConnell Cheer Cheney's Public Role

[babylonsister]

Sam Stein
Boehner, McConnell Cheer Cheney's Public Role

First Posted: 05-17-09 10:47 AM | Updated: 05-17-09 01:20 PM


On Sunday, the top Republicans in both the House and the Senate affirmed that they were pleased with former Vice President Dick Cheney for taking an active and combative public role just months after stepping down from office.

John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, the House and Senate minority leaders, both expressed support for Cheney's attacks on President Obama during their respective Sunday show appearances. Boehner went so far as to say that the former VP's broadsides against the current White House "helps" the Republican Party.

"Dick Cheney is a private citizen and is entitled to his views," Boehner told CNN's State of the Union.

As for the possibility that Cheney was drowning out the younger and/or more moderate Republicans, Boehner replied that "having a chorus of voices out there" was better than none. "It doesn't hurt us," he said, "it helps us."

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[Mythsaje]

1. Next they'll drag out Darth Vader: "Hey--genocide is good." n/t

[BeFree]

2. Cheney scares them too

What a bunch of friggin assholes. Their hero Cheney has ruined America's reputation for treating prisoners fairly and that is something that will take years to restore. Meanwhile our troops will be trying to detain prisoners who will be rightly fighting to their last breath so as not to be tortured.

Fuck You, Cheney.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Don't they REALIZE by backing Darth Cheney...They Back TORTURE??? They think its OK? WTF? are they

using for Brains...

[TankLV]

4. While in the same breath they try to criticize Pelosi for NOT criticizing THEM for TORTURING!!!

The disconnect in their brains is mindboggling...

[Uncle Joe]

5. Stop us before we hurt someone else and if you don't it's your fault.

This reminds me of some serial killer giving the police clues because they he wants to be caught.

[opihimoimoi]

6. Don't they know how stupid they sound? How immature and Childish...?

They disgust me in their gross IGNORANCE and Leadership positions

:puke: on the DISGUSTING GOP

[Rick Myers]

7. The hate is strong in them... n/t

[jimshoes]

8. Way to support the President in a time of war

morans, cretins and malcontents.