Why Is Dick Cheney Helping Obama?

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/23/why-is-dick-cheney-helping-obama/


Why Is Dick Cheney Helping Obama?
10/23/09


Why is Dick Cheney helping Barack Obama? I know they're cousins -- eighth cousins, to be precise -- but for a guy who seems to detest the president and everything he stands for concerning national security, Cheney is inexplicably providing political aid and comfort to Obama.

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But by interjecting himself into the discourse, Cheney sends up a flare: Hey, don't forget about me and Bush! And that reminder is great for the White House. If the issue is, can Obama succeed in Afghanistan, there's reason for Obama and his aides to worry. If the debate is Obama versus the Old Gang, the president is the big winner. In the 2008 campaign, he ran against Bush more than John McCain, and that worked out nicely for him. Since taking office, Obama has justifiably noted over and over that he's been cleaning up the mess left behind by Bush and Cheney. That argument will lose its oomph, the smaller Bush and Cheney become in the rear-view mirror. But here comes Cheney, jumping on the hood, pressing his face against the windshield, and proclaiming, "I'm here." What could be better for Obama?

Rep. Brad Sherman, a California Democrat, told me this week that he worries that by next year Obama will have a tough time blaming the nation's economic woes on Bush's policies. But if unemployment remains high, Obama and other Democrats will have no choice but to continue to make this case. Yet the more Cheney is in the spotlight, the easier it will be for Democrats and the White House to point an accusing finger at the previous administration. Cheney would help his fellow Republicans the most by sticking to fishing (please, no hunting) and letting Obama and Democrats contend with the vexing problems he and Bush bequeathed them -- and possibly fail.

Cheney and Obama are obviously not competing for the same audience. By slamming Obama, Cheney may be hoping to boost his own standing among conservatives, even if these moves also help Obama. But since Cheney is not running for any office in the future, such a tactic would be particularly selfish. After all, the Cheney brand is a damaged one. He's not a product the Republican Party wants on the shelf.

So as White House aides figure out how to manage their feud with Fox News, they should have no mixed feelings about mixing it up with Cheney. Politicians are often defined by their enemies. And there's no better enemy for Obama and his crew than Dick Cheney. They ought to send him a thank-you card.

[90-percent]

1. Oh yeah!

I say bring out Dick and his daughter as much as possible. All media should open their doors to these two and give them as much coverage as they possibly can!

While they're at it, I would hope that Donny Rumsfeld, Scooter Libby, Condi Rice, David Addington, Andy Card, and the rest of the GWB Mafia get out there and preach their doctrine from the rooftops of all American Media!

We must not allow their crimes to be a subject that America must put behind us! We need blanket media reminders of the magnitude of the thoughts and actions of these treasonous war criminals!

We need a 24 hour cable channel - the FOX-BUSH recent history network!

-90% Jimmy

[Captain Hilts]

2. Ain't THAT the truth. It's all gooooood. nt

[midnight]

3. K&R!!