04-18-2008, 12:22 AM
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Banned
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Originally Posted by Shauk
Seeing his approval numbers that low really does make me think the bastard stole the election, and that republicans refuse to admit they were stupid to vote for him....
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The problem is that they refuse to admit that there is anything they refuse to admit:
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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/13/...ney-brilliant/
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By <span class="authorname"><a href="/author/Faiz">Faiz</a></span> on Apr 13th, 2008 at 1:26 pm </div>
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<h2 class="title"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/13/matalin-cheney-brilliant/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to 'Matalin: ‘This Brilliant Man’ — Dick Cheney — ‘Has Changed The Nature Of’ The Vice Presidency'">Matalin: ‘This Brilliant Man’ — Dick Cheney — ‘Has Changed The Nature Of’ The Vice Presidency</a><span class="storyexpander"><a class="storyexpander" id="exlink1-19090">»</a></span></h2>
<p>In the span of 30 seconds on this morning’s Meet the Press, former Cheney adviser Mary Matalin offered a series of <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/13/mary-matalin-cheney-is-brilliant-and-people-are-sick-of-bush-bashing-stuff/">bewildering, eye-opening statements</a> in defense of the Bush administration.</p>
<p>Asked who John McCain should pick as Vice President, Matalin offered that the candidate must have “good cred on having experience across the board.” She argued:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Dick Cheney has changed the nature of that office. This brilliant man has made that office completely relevant.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Indeed, Cheney — who has argued that his office is not “<a href="http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?id=1371">an entity within the executive branch</a>” — has <a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/">changed the nature of the office</a> in many destructive ways, operating in secrecy and <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/19/cheney-poll-iraq/">callously disregarding</a> the views of the American public.</p>
<p>Host Tim Russert then asked whether Condoleezza Rice would make a suitable Vice President. Matalin said:</p>
<blockquote><p>You know, people don’t know about Dr. Rice is that <strong>she weighed in on every domestic issue before the President.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Recall, Rice was the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/ricebio.html">National Security Adviser</a> to Bush in his first term before becoming Secretary of State. Despite having a <a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Condoleezza_Rice.htm">very thin record</a> on domestic policy issues, she was apparently one of Bush’s key domestic policy advisers, too. </p>
<p>When Russert noted that the selection of Rice would signify a “third Bush term,” Matalin responded, “People are sick of this Bush-bashing stuff.” In fact, as a <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/11/bushs-approval-rating-at-all-time-low-of-28-percent/">recent Gallup poll</a> shows, people are simply sick of Bush. Watch Matalin’s comments:</p>
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