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Entries tagged with 'Dick Cheney'On Afghanistan: Decisions made in haste ...There must be a way to blame President Barack Obama for everything under the sun and moon right now. The president is taking too long to decide the future for the U.S. in Afghanistan. He's "dithering," former Vice President Dick... On Perry vs. Hutchison ...Rick Perry: For better ... Re: "For Texan of the Year ... Rick Perry? Sure. Name another Texan who has more influenced the news, says William McKenzie," Tuesday Viewpoints. Gov. Rick Perry was correct to replace board members, who serve... Getting a nod from CheneyRe: "Is Cheney the key to conservatives' vote? Hutchison hopes his endorsement will help her win GOP base," Thursday news stoy. Maybe Dick Cheney will take his good friend Kay Bailey Hutchison hunting. Allen Shaffer, Plano... Obama's hardly overexposedWhen I consider the amount of exposure former Gov. Sarah Palin and former Vice President Dick Cheney are receiving, and I look at the attention being paid to Glenn Beck and his new second banana, Rush Limbaugh, I don't think... Dick Cheney and the BlobMeg Greenfield, the late Washington Post editorial page editor, wrote a book that was published after she died in 1999 about her four decades in Washington. Among other things, she observed that when she came to Washington in the early... Cheney: Bush wimped outIn what is no doubt an orchestrated leak, an unidentified associate of Dick Cheney is telling the Washington Post that Cheney's going to unload on Dubya in his upcoming memoir, accusing Bush of going soft in his second term. I'm... Probe would further divide usRe: "Calls grow for investigation of CIA program -- Critics say program targeting al-Qaeda broke oversight laws," Tuesday news story. Hiring a special prosecutor to investigate Dick Cheney and George W. Bush for war crimes is a gate that, once... Cheney's evil natureRe: "Ploy fails again," by Pat Justice, Tuesday Letters. Justice's contention that demands for investigation into the possible wrongdoings of Dick Cheney is nothing more than a ruse by the Democrats to cover current problems in the Obama administration is... On secrecy and the CIA: Ploy fails againRe: "Cheney linked to cover-up -- Agency reported to have hidden secret counterterrorism project from Congress on ex-VP's orders," and "Ex-CIA chief angry about accusations -- He denies Congress kept in dark about reach of post-9/11 surveillance," Sunday news stories.... Out of the inboxWhen I came in to work this morning, I was expecting to find lots of letters about Sarah Palin inspired by the story we ran this morning. But the cupboard was bare. I'd guess people have been inundated with comments... On Iran's election: Tweets for democracyRe: "Supreme leader orders vote inquiry -- Hundreds of thousands march in Iran to protest results -- At least 7 people dead after largest anti-government demonstrations since '79," Tuesday news story. After Iranian authorities repeatedly cut off access to text... Democrats get too personalRe: "CIA director: Cheney almost hopes for attack -- Panetta says ex-VP seems to want to make his point on Obama's tactics," Monday news story. When Dick Cheney justifiably and responsibly questions the policy concerning the detention and interrogation of... A native Texan's lamentI'm a 60-year-old native of the great state of Texas. My governor speaks in favor of secession. My representative, a graduate of a Texas high school, says CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. My senators never say anything original that... Story clouds factsRe: "Cheney's rebuttal had omissions, hyperbole -- Former president maintains that tactics were legal, invaluable," Friday news story. The piece attempts to make it appear former Vice President Dick Cheney took the comments from Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence,... Cheney vs Obama -- the battle of national security prioritiesThe short versions of the speeches: Cheney: It's a dangerous world and we did everything we could think of to keep America safe. Obama: It's time for a new approach that is true to American values So who is... Leading Questions for Sunday, May 17A Leading Question is a short(ish), snappy rhetorical question that we feature in our regular Sunday Letters stack. To send a Leading Question, write to lq@dallasnews.com. To read the Leading Questions for this week, click on.... We can't condone tortureRe: "Behind the Gleaming Facade -- U.S. must stand against torture by Arab allies," Tuesday Editorials. After listening to Dick Cheney vehemently defend and support the torture (waterboarding) of Guantánamo prisoners on Face the Nation recently, how refreshing it was... Cheney's right: Turn loose all the filesNo Dick Cheney fan here. But I do think the former veep has a valid point: If Obama's going to turn over the files about torture techniques, then Obama also should turn over the files that Cheney says will show... Close the book on BushRe: "In the end, Bush reminds Cheney who's in charge," Hits and Misses, Saturday Editorials. I agree with your assessment of the Bush commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence. However, did you have to take a cheap shot (pun intended) at... Icebergs looming for a whileRe: "Iceberg, right ahead -- We can't wait to deal with the $56 trillion in looming national debt, says William McKenzie," Tuesday Viewpoints. Was McKenzie aware of debt icebergs when former President George W. Bush's foolish tax cuts doubled the... |