Why did Bush go out of the way to point out that .....?

[kentuck]

...Dick Cheney had no input in choosing the new Treasury Secretary?? I heard it mentioned on one of the talk shows this morning, don't recall which? However, they pointed out how unusual it was for Bush to make such a point. Why? Is there some reason that Bush is distancing himself from Cheney? Does he know something that is about to happen??

[Minnesota Libra]

1. If we're lucky Cheney might just need the BIG TRANSPLANT and.............

....not get it.:bounce: :rofl:

[rzemanfl]

3. What? They are going to give him a soul? n/t

[Minnesota Libra]

15. Of course the soul transplant but also the poor heart too. LOL nt

[Joe Bacon]

20. Maybe Chanda's heart is rejecting THE DICK

I fear for the next victim :scared:

[rzemanfl]

23. That is really out there.....Dick would insistent on a boy heart. n/t

[Critters2]

21. Alright, you come over here and wipe off my keyboard!

:spray:

[rzemanfl]

24. Sorry, I'm sure it's dry by now. n/t

[Botany]

2. the new treasury sec was:

* A bush pioneer

* His firm was set to get billions if bush's social security "reform" went through .....
any bets that he won't be trying to get the s.s. "reform" up and going again.

BTW bush only does what Cheney tells him to.

[MissWaverly]

10. he also is part of the old Nixon guard

I think that he worked for Erlichman.

[Botany]

12. But my Republican brother from Greenbelt, MD

Sent me a "puff piece" that he is a maverick and will stand up to bush.

Christ the Watergate & Iran Contra thugs are now running everything.

[MissWaverly]

14. he doesn't sound like a maverick to me, he is the old guard

facts from his bio

1970 to 1972, Paulson was a Pentagon aide, serving as Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense. Paulson then became Assistant to John Ehrlichman in the Nixon White House (1972-1973).
Paulson joined Goldman Sachs in 1974, working in the firm's Chicago Office. Paulson became a partner in 1982. From 1983 until 1988, Paulson led the Investment Banking group for the Midwest Region, and became Managing partner of the Chicago Office in 1988.

http://www.answers.com/topic/henry-paulson-jr

[Marr]

4. Knowing this group, it's probably because the Treasury Secretary

is tied to some of Cheney's questionable business deals.

[AlCzervik]

5. to reinforce his own delusion that he is "The Decider"

[Olney Blue]

6. And Condi out-maneuvered Cheney on the Iran talks...

sounds like distancing to me.

Wonder if Fitz is preparing an indictment.....

[kentuck]

8. My thoughts also...

maybe the time is near??

[w13rd0]

7. I can't imagine...

...anything coming to light about Cheney that would make me think any more or less of the man. Clubbing baby seals, having sex with a dead child, poisoning thousands for a couple hundred bucks. Cheney is the quintessential "evil, greedy, fat white man". Two hundred years ago, he would have been getting rich in the slave trade and raping the household servants.

[goclark]

9. I love to watch body language and I've noticed

several instances of "distance" between the two of them.

I think there is no love there at all but Cheney holds the power unless his heartless body take a turn for the worse.

[Cha]

25. I love it when

thieves and murderers fall out.

[EST]

11. One of the hallmarks of a habitual, inveterate liar

is, very often, the sticking in of voluntary "facts."

The liar has the unthinking, unshakable notion that such injections will add to the credibility of his tale, not really believing or not concerned that the shit will rise up and bite him. People either won't remember or won't bring it up, or else, if it does come up, a strong denial or another lie will have those witnesses doubting their own clarity or it'll all blow over quickly.
There is, of course, the ultimate plausible deniability of "I forgot" or somebody else did me bad and gave we bum poop.

Even in a murder investigation, sometimes the perp will "ruefully" inject some unneeded personal information or admission of some lesser crime in order to reinforce his credibility, never really considering the fact that the interrogator is an old hand at this and is thoroughly familiar with the ploy.

[jazzjunkysue]

19. Even school kids do it: "Why did you steal the quarter?" " The other kids

stole a dollar, first...."

Typical 3rd grade defense.

[TankLV]

13. It is "funny" in a bad way - no other "president" has ever had to do that!

Sounds like a little kid caught in ANOTHER lie!

If bunkerboy was REALLY "in charge", he would not be SHOUTING about it all the time!

[biscotti]

16. Cheney gets to much

attention. Frat boy jealousy. * wants everyone to remember and reinforce that he is "the decider"!

[elehhhhna]

17. It MEANS CHENEY HAND PICKED THE GUY. Hello?

Every day is OPPOSITE day w/ GW

[Richard Steele]

18. Yup, that's what I read into it as well.

Why else issue a preemptive denial to
a question nobody asked?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

22. Background music - the Pinnochio "There Ain't No Strings On Me" song nt

[EST]

26. Y'know, this tiny freudian slip may be the biggest thing

to happen in the battle in the impeach, remove, convict and imprison go-round. "Why?" asks the breathless throng of oft disappointed roller-coaster victims.
For the first time in my memory there no was slap-'n-tickle dance about the word. On that cnn-diot show this morning, he called it out--booch lied!! Maybe a little white lie, but he lied! I was shocked, stunned, mortified and gratified, all at once.

Friggin' mouth breather actually called the faker king on his shit. The sun did not explode.