Dick Cheney on Snowden, IRS, and NSA

Quote of the Day - Karl Denninger Edition

Cheney is 71 years old.  By any reasonable definition he has lived a long life.  I'm sure the hospital and everyone else will claim that he got "no special consideration" and that he was the "best fit" for this heart, but I'm not buying it any more than I'm buying that Steve Jobs was the "best fit" for the liver transplant he received.
Cheney has a long history of severe heart disease, having his first heart attack at age 37.  I don't believe for a minute that he was the right person to get this heart at this time.  Sorry, but no

Mr. Cheney was on the waiting list for almost two years.  20 months to be exact.  Since he was 71 he should have just been allowed to die?  No, there is no evidence that people in this country want to make life and death decisions based on age (possibly wealth) in this country.  None at all.

I guess if you have lived what some would consider a "long life" we can just kill you off the first chance we get.  Now Steve Jobs was 54 when he got his transplant.  Is that also a reasonable definition of long life?  Or does he just object to Jobs wealth?  He was rich enough, lets kill him off to before he makes any more money.

Quote of the Day -Dick Cheney Edition

"The key, I think, is to choose serious and vigilant leaders, to listen to the men and women who want us to entrust them with high office and judge whether they are saying what they think we want to hear or whether they have the larger cause of the country in mind. It's not always easy to move beyond pleasing promises, but in the case of America, the greater good is so grand. We're not a perfect country, but our founding ideals, right and true, have allowed human potential to unfold and creativity to thrive in ways never before seen on earth. We are so fortunate to be Americans. And we have a duty as clear as any I know to pass on this great nation, its possibilities undimmed, to the rising generations."

The final paragraph of Dick Cheney's memoir In My Time


I just heart Dick Cheney.

Dick Cheney Gives Keynote at Reagan Ranch

The former Vice President Cheney gave the keynote at The Reagan Ranch last night.  I found the most interesting part to really be the Q&A at the end.  I can't find a stand alone video of his speech, so here is a link to the CSPAN video.  Cheney doesn't start until about minute 27, so it isn't as long as it seems on first glance. 

Enjoy: