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Mojo_PeiPei · 10-04-2004, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyguy

I just read a piece on msnbc.com about Tuesday's debates that are scheduled. Apparently, the GOP is depending on Cheney to stop the GOP's slide in the polls after debate #1. Regarding the two contenders, it comes down to this:

Edwards: A trial lawyer who has years of experience debating case after case after case and defending his position.

Cheney: A GOP veteran who got the VP slot basically because he's buddy buddy with Bush and was a CEO of one of the more questionable operations now in Iraq.

Any takers?

Your ignorance and lack of respect for Cheney will be your down fall.

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His career in public service began in 1969 when he joined the Nixon Administration, serving in a number of positions at the Cost of Living Council, at the Office of Economic Opportunity, and within the White House.

When Gerald Ford assumed the Presidency in August 1974, Mr. Cheney served on the transition team and later as Deputy Assistant to the President. In November 1975, he was named Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff, a position he held throughout the remainder of the Ford Administration.

After he returned to his home state of Wyoming in 1977, Mr. Cheney was elected to serve as the state's sole Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was re-elected five times and elected by his colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee from 1981 to 1987. He was elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference in 1987 and elected House Minority Whip in 1988. During his tenure in the House, Mr. Cheney earned a reputation as a man of knowledge, character, and accessibility.

Mr. Cheney also served a crucial role when America needed him most. As Secretary of Defense from March 1989 to January 1993, Mr. Cheney directed two of the largest military campaigns in recent history - Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East. He was responsible for shaping the future of the U.S. military in an age of profound and rapid change as the Cold War ended. For his leadership in the Gulf War, Secretary Cheney was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George Bush on July 3, 1991.

Edwards can't hold a candle to this man in the politcal arena.