Second Bananas must be no fun at all
August 12, 2007
Listen to Dick Cheney making a cogent, well-informed and prescient analysis of why it was not a good idea for Bush Senior to invade Iraq:
Remember Cheney mopping the floor with Edwards in the Veep debates? Don’t underestimate him. It’s obvious that Cheney is a smart guy, and completely on target. And yes, he did use the “Q-” word. After saying these things in 1994, for him to turn around and argue in favor of the invasion under Bush The Younger does indicate two things:
- The vice presidency really is a second-bananas job, and
- Cheney will sacrifice anything, including all the factors he mentioned in this clip, with his integrity and a cherry on top, to support his boss.
(From Stranger Fruit)
Tangential Update: Karl Rove has resigned. Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out, Karl.
Of all the critiques I’ve heard of Dick Cheney, not being smart has never been one of them.
I seem to recall that Faust was pretty smart, too.
Don’t be so hard on Karl, each president had his own political advisor, this one just a bit better at his job than the others or maybe the press decided he was an easier target.
Most presidential advisors have a moral compass that bites at some point, and keeps them from doing completely immoral and amoral things. That’s the biggest difference between Rove and his predecessors.