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When we fail to learn from our history, we are doomed to repeat it. I recently had the unpleasant realization that I am a prime example of that warning.
...[limp toward Cheney rant]
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The reason you aren't getting better responses is that anyone who doesn't agree with you doesn't seem to be allowed to put Cheney in perspective, i.e. compare his behavior to others. That would be veering "off topic." A better title for the thread you're starting would be "Cheney is an asshole/criminal/etc.", which we've all seen before. I'm sure Host could fill several screens with one. Oh, and he's a coward, too, because he was taken to the proverbial "undisclosed location" during 9/11.
If you indeed want a discussion about "learning from history," some of the Democratic party philosophies have been ruining countries since Rome fell. Others were warned against by the founding fathers. More recently, Gore was caught red-handed in a fund-raising crime (with hard evidence of more that were swept under the rug) and nothing happened. So if Cheney is acting improperly, I'd say he DEFINITELY learned from history.
The limitation I mentioned is why this thread is a non-starter for me, and as far as I can tell, others feel the same. I'm sure you can get a few others on the board to chime in, but it's not going to resemble a "discussion" very much.