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July 29, 2012

Cheney: Palin Was Not Ready to Be President
— Gabriel Malor

Â“The test to get on that small list has to be, Â‘Is this person capable of being president of the United States?Â’Â”
Cheney believes Sarah Palin failed that test.
Â“I like Governor Palin. IÂ’ve met her. I know her. She Â– attractive candidate. But based on her background, sheÂ’d only been governor for, what, two years. I donÂ’t think she passed that testÂ…of being ready to take over. And I think that was a mistake.Â”

Well, certainly she had more experience than then-candidate Obama, although I concede that that's a damn low bar against which to hold our possible presidents (and Cheney's right that the VP has to be prepared to be president on Day 1).

This is from Cheney's first post-heart transplant interview, which will air tomorrow on ABC News vehicles. He's apparently offered some private advice to the Romney camp about their VP pick, though he doesn't tell ABC what that advice was. Hopefully, it's something along the lines he gave the Bush camp in 2000, when he was running their VP search: "Me. I'm perfect for the job."

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1 Why the hell is he talking about this now? wtf?

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:06 AM (WF3IU)

2 Like Biden is Ready? WTF????

Posted by: Paladin at July 29, 2012 10:07 AM (lBFL9)

3 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:08 AM (6o4Fb)

4 He might be thinking Rubio would also be too young, though Rubio has had more national exposure than Palin had.

Posted by: Illini bill at July 29, 2012 10:09 AM (JmrnU)

5 Cheney as VP would cause Biden's other aneurysm to burst.

Posted by: MrCaniac at July 29, 2012 10:09 AM (1grxW)

6 Chicken sandwich...mmmm.. yummey

Posted by: grease monkey at July 29, 2012 10:09 AM (VSWPU)

7 Is he angling for the job again?

He does have the experience

Posted by: Albie Damned at July 29, 2012 10:10 AM (Yhu4q)

8 This is what bothered me when our side went after her qualifications.Fine,she was maybe not ready but WTF made Obama ready?What made even Hillary ready?Biden is a fucking retard who makes up stories constantly,he's ready??

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:10 AM (6o4Fb)

9 I guess this means it's Pawlenty, then. Either that, or Dick Cheney has just given a nice gift to the Democrats.

Posted by: sandy burger at July 29, 2012 10:10 AM (c13md)

10 I gotta say, the topic of shitty vice presidents should be something Dick Cheney can speak on with authority and experience.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at July 29, 2012 10:11 AM (2S60h)

11 CNN played the song "Stupid Girl" leading in to a piece about Sarah Palin eating at Chic Fil A.They just can't quit her,now Cheney gives them more ammo.Thanks a lot,Dick.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:12 AM (6o4Fb)

12 I really don't think the idiotic incompetent who spent eight years rolling over for the damn democrats and set the stage for the US's first communist administration and trillion dollar deficits has any right to criticize Palin.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at July 29, 2012 10:13 AM (2S60h)

13 GAWD I would have loved for Cheney to become President. But to slam sweet sweet Sarah now? WTF Alzheimer?

Posted by: Paladin at July 29, 2012 10:13 AM (lBFL9)

14 So it's gotta be a Washington insider?

Posted by: USS Diversity at July 29, 2012 10:14 AM (2d71t)

15 Dick Cheney hates me.

Posted by: TEA Partier Who Respects Sarah Palin at July 29, 2012 10:14 AM (26i79)

Why the hell is he talking about this now? wtf?

I agree. She's not running for anything, her support at this point is rather small inasmuch as it's distinguished from other conservative Republicans, what's the point of piling on a woman whose life was destroyed by the Left.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 29, 2012 10:15 AM (J5tI6)

17 I donÂ’t think she passed that testÂ…of being ready to take over
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She's right on most of the issues, and willing to fight for conservative views.

What more do you need?

The administration that Cheney was part of had a mixed record on the issues, and outside of the WoT refused to fight over anything.

I don't know Cheney's role in domestic policy, but the Bush administration was an epic failure. Not as epic as the Obama administration, but in 2001 there was reason to hope that a Republican president might actually try and restrain Leviathan instead of going on a spending orgy.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:16 AM (AUeaU)

18 I love Cheney, but Sara Palin is the only reason that RINO McCain didn't completely blown out of the water by O'Bumfuckles in the election of '08.

Posted by: OldTexasChic at July 29, 2012 10:16 AM (k2qj/)

19 I guess this means it's Pawlenty, then.
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Romney/Pawlenty - because you don't *really* want to change the status quo, do you?

Posted by: Romney/Pawlenty '12 at July 29, 2012 10:17 AM (AUeaU)

20 This sort of shit is why I'm not going to be sticking my neck out during the Romney administration, I'll be too busy bracing myself for whatever communist administration replaces him in 2016 after he spends four years hoping for a reach-around from across the aisle.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at July 29, 2012 10:17 AM (2S60h)

Either that, or Dick Cheney has just given a nice gift to the Democrats

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That was my first thought. Are all politicians so hateful of the American people? Is it too late for our Country?

Maybe Cheney is in the thoes of dementia.

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:18 AM (WF3IU)

22 I love Cheney but he's just dead wrong on this. The only requirements for being President are proof of some executive ability (which Palin had), the correct foundations (which Palin had), and the ability to analyze situations based on those foundations (which Palin had and has proven time and again since 200

.

The President is more of a leader of the Executive branch and delegater of responsibility than an active micro-manager. Palin had those qualities to begin with and has shown her competence time and again after the election, with only a couple of minor stumbles - which puts her ahead of every single other person engaged in the public debate.

I don't know what Cheney's motivations were for this, but he is just wrong. Palin was more qualified for the Presidency than Barky (who wasn't, and still isn't, qualified for the presidency of a kindergarten class) or Biden the Retard or McShame the asshole idiot. Palin understands what America is about and where America's interests lie and those are the most important characteristics for an American President.

That said, I voted for Cheney in 2000 and 2004 (because I never really trusted Bush and didn't regard him as very intelligent - he was average, at best, though very good under pressure) and I voted for Palin in 2008.

I still love Cheney, but he needs to sit back and take some deep breaths. He won't have any effect on Palin or the coming election, but he should really think about what he said. I know that he's more than intelligent enough to understand how wrong he is.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 10:18 AM (X3lox)

23 Oh, and based on the "readiness standard", the best president of all time should have been Bush 41.

Anyone agree with that assessment?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:18 AM (AUeaU)

24 I always thought it strange that he didn't retire, allowing Bush to name a VP that might be able to run against the 08 RAT candidate. It's almost like they deliberately handed the election over.

Posted by: USS Diversity at July 29, 2012 10:18 AM (2d71t)

25 18 I love Cheney, but Sara Palin is the only reason that RINO McCain didn't completely blown out of the water by O'Bumfuckles in the election of '08.

^^
This

Posted by: real joe at July 29, 2012 10:18 AM (saJul)

26 So is this the unedited interview? Or what has been sliced and diced before being leaked to get this kind of reaction? Something stinks here.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 10:19 AM (ENmf2)

27 after he spends four years hoping for a reach-around from across the aisle.
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I have to say I like the Republicans that are willing to give a hand much better then these Palin types.

Posted by: Barack Obama at July 29, 2012 10:19 AM (AUeaU)

28 How's about nothing ever Bush or Clinton again?

Posted by: Beto at July 29, 2012 10:20 AM (BAnPT)

29 That settles it - Palin shouldn't be on the 2008 ticket! Oh, it's 2012? Nevermind!
Cheney shouldn't have taken the bait.Republicans shouldn't accept invitations to bash their own, especially when its a moot point.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 29, 2012 10:20 AM (Qt4f7)

30 Yea, I sent a grand to that campaign, just on the hope that McCain would have a heart attack before actually being sworn in.

Posted by: Paladin at July 29, 2012 10:20 AM (lBFL9)

31 Also. I think Cheers missed the mark in their series finale. It could have been a little bit better.

Posted by: Dick Cheny at July 29, 2012 10:20 AM (4n0dV)

32 I always thought it strange that he didn't retire, allowing Bush to name a VP that might be able to run against the 08 RAT candidate. It's almost like they deliberately handed the election over.
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I'd argue they were too focused on the WoT.

For some odd reason most establishment Republicans believe you can only fight on one front at a time.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:20 AM (AUeaU)

33 Let's go over the last five Vice Presidents

Biden, Cheney, Gore, Quayle, GHWBush and Mondale.

Palin stands above all except two.

She has accomplished more than most Presidents have.

Leave Sarah alone dickwads!

Posted by: General Woundwort at July 29, 2012 10:21 AM (DWgdc)

34 How's about nothing ever Bush or Clinton again?
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Hey guys!

Posted by: Mitt "Bush on Steriods" Romney at July 29, 2012 10:21 AM (AUeaU)

35 Cheney is tanned, rested and ready. And since he got Trayvon's heart, he good for at least twenty years.

Posted by: toby928© at July 29, 2012 10:22 AM (QupBk)

36 I always thought it strange that he didn't retire, allowing Bush to name a VP that might be able to run against the 08 RAT candidate. It's almost like they deliberately handed the election over.
Posted by: USS Diversity at July 29, 2012 02:18 PM (2d71t)

Bush would have picked McShame. They were really tight over the America-killing amnesty they tried to shove through 8 different ways, which is what ended up killing the GOP and setting the stage for the Indonesian Dog-Eating Retard to even have a chance.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 10:22 AM (X3lox)

37 I heart Dick Cheney. He's a smart, tough guy, and if he were in better physical shape I would have advocated for him to be president over W. But this isn't really a good thing to say. I think he should observe the Eleventh Commandment and keep this kind of comment to himself.

Posted by: joncelli at July 29, 2012 10:22 AM (CWlPF)

38 This from a man whose administration booted the responsibility of monitoring Freddie

Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 29, 2012 10:22 AM (GkwjL)

39 This from a man whose administration booted the responsibility of monitoring Freddie
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Speaking of reach arounds - have I mentioned that the men at Fannie Mae were really good to me? REALLY good?

Posted by: Bwany Fwank at July 29, 2012 10:24 AM (AUeaU)

Paladin at July 29, 2012 02:07 PM (lBFL9)

you read taht and came away thinking he means biden is qualified?? you need to re-read the article very very very slowly.

Posted by: chas at July 29, 2012 10:25 AM (WsHgX)

41 And while we are on the subject of current events, you guys see that AMC Gremlin? What. A. Car.

Posted by: Dick Cheny at July 29, 2012 10:26 AM (4n0dV)

42 39 beat me to it. damn.

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:26 AM (WF3IU)

43 I am getting tired of people sticking their noses in old news just to get interviewed.

This serves NO purpose except to piss some people off when we need EVERY fucking body working with no egos hurt.

Darth Cheney should know better.

War cock, STFU.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 29, 2012 10:27 AM (3ZjAP)

steevy at July 29, 2012 02:10 PM (6o4Fb)

is this fucking imbeciles post on the internet day?? in what interpretation does cheney saying he feels palin wasnt a good choice an endorsement of 0bama, hillary or biden??

Posted by: chas at July 29, 2012 10:27 AM (WsHgX)

45 Tidbit brought to us by Gabe, cause he cares.

Posted by: nip at July 29, 2012 10:28 AM (qM4Cw)

Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 29, 2012 02:27 PM (3ZjAP)

and i guess you love interviews where athletes just go thru the cliches??

Posted by: chas at July 29, 2012 10:28 AM (WsHgX)

Palin is certainly a better hunting partner than Cheney.

Also, not living in the past.

Posted by: GT 5.0 at July 29, 2012 10:29 AM (3W1+C)

I had hoped for a better 8 years under Bush/Cheney than we got, but it was a heck of a lot better than the dems they defeated had in store for us (AlGore and HorseFace).

But let's face it, the fact that Bush/Cheney wouldn't fight back against the 8 years of constant attacks against them doomed whomever ran as the republican candidate in 2008. Republican was a tainted brand which allowed Barky O'Dogeater to win it in a cakewalk.

Posted by: Boots at July 29, 2012 10:29 AM (neKzn)

49 My kids asked me for suggestion of a hip, youthful author they could read. I told them O. Henry.

Posted by: Dick Cheny at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (4n0dV)

50 Jeb Bush is pissed that Dick is stealing his shtick...

Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (GkwjL)

51 Fuck Cheney then.

I'd love to see all the "bitching about Palin" squad pro and con dropped into the middle of Alaska. Let the grizzlies sort that shit out.

Posted by: DaveA at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (DVJEd)

52 and i guess you love interviews where athletes just go thru the cliches??
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Actually, I don't get the point of interviewing atheletes generally. You are good at a sport - show us. Talk is cheap...and from most athletes boring drivel.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (AUeaU)

53 Dick Cheney was always a moderate.He's a national defense hawk.I don't know where people got the idea he's ultra conservative.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (6o4Fb)

54 Rumors are that, like Rumsfeld, Cheney offered his resignation and Bush didn't take it.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (J5tI6)

55 i see the cory booker treatment is cranking up,

Posted by: chas at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (WsHgX)

56 you need to re-read the article very very very slowly.

No... but he is a heart beat away...as we speak!

Posted by: Paladin at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (lBFL9)

57 THIS is what I dislike about "our" side. The non-stop vetting, even if it doesn't mean a Tinkers damn. At some point, and I pray this time is soon, there will be what the Left calls a consensus. They have used this term to market their fraudulent junk-science but I digress. Lord Cheney if you do not have anything nice to say about former Gov. Sarah Palin, please have a cup of STFU. I mean this in a nice way (for once). I have NEVER disagreed with Dick Cheney until now. John McCain's political career was swirling the toilet till he picked her. Sarah is intelligent, charismatic, and yes, a lovely Christian lady. Of course she over-shadowed the dowdy Rino John McCain. That being said, I do wish to acknowledge Mr. McCain's service in Vietnam to our country. He is a true American hero. That being said, John McCain has not kept his conservative pimp hand strong. He all too often has reached across the aisle much to the detriment of the American taxpayers... aka .. the Global Warming fraud. I do understand it is/was a license to steal, but as of late the register is empty and our country needs to sell Treasuries to Communist China just to keep our federal government running. Perhaps if Darth Cheney had mentioned ANYTHING along those lines I would be a bit more receptive. It is a sad day when Dick Cheney joins an alliance with the soon to be history Rino Republicans on the scrap heap of history. Long live The Tea Party and may G-d forever bless this Christian nation.

Posted by: political correctness czar at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (Q2Ne0)

58 and i guess you love interviews where athletes just go thru the cliches??

Posted by: chas at July 29, 2012 02:28 PM (WsHgX)

This is not about stupid fucking sports, this is about the future of our country.

I really don't give a shit what some fucking dumb jock says in an interview. He does have a fucking thing to do with my life. The election does.

Get to work.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 29, 2012 10:30 AM (3ZjAP)

59 Bush would have picked McShame. They were really tight over the America-killing amnesty they tried to shove through 8 different ways, which is what ended up killing the GOP and setting the stage for the Indonesian Dog-Eating Retard to even have a chance.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 02:22 PM (X3lox)

No, Bush 43 would have picked Harriet Myers.

Posted by: MrCaniac at July 29, 2012 10:31 AM (1grxW)

War cock, STFU.

This^^

Posted by: chas at July 29, 2012 02:27 PM (WsHgX)

Really? What purpose does it serve? Geez, trolls are annoying and smelly.

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:32 AM (WF3IU)

61 "But based on her background, sheÂ’d only been governor for, what, two years. I donÂ’t think she passed that testÂ…of being ready to take over."

And she wasn't ready, still isn't. Say something obvious about Palin and the cultists go batshit in an instant. What else is new.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 10:32 AM (GZitp)

62 58 you need to re-read the article very very very slowly. No... but he is a heart beat away...as we speak! Posted by: Paladin at July 29, 2012 02:30 PM (lBFL9) Should I read it out loud and make sure I pronounce the words very carefully?

Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 29, 2012 10:32 AM (GkwjL)

63 No, Bush 43 would have picked Harriet Myers.
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Hey, she probably would have made a better SC judge then John Souter Roberts.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:32 AM (AUeaU)

64 I have to say, if you're hated as much by the Republican establishment as the Democratic establishment, you've got to be doing something right. If you're against crony capitalism and the usual inside washington crap, you're in for some hate.

Posted by: DandyTiger at July 29, 2012 10:32 AM (BMv7g)

65 Actually, I don't get the point of interviewing atheletes generally.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 02:30 PM (AUeaU)

The most awkward moments in sports are in tennis when they interview the winners on court over the loudspeakers. I don't know who thought that idiocy up (probably McEnroe, the fool) but it makes me wince every time they do it - and always change channels.

As to other interviews of athletes, I'm with you. Who cares what they think about anything other than their sport? ANd even in their own sports, most of them don't have much to contribute. But, idol worship is indignant ...

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 10:34 AM (X3lox)

66 I always like to think about WHY someone like Cheney would say this right now.

There is no doubting that Palin was an asset to a faltering McCain campaign when she was nominated. There is no doubt that she had more executive experience than Obama at that time. There is no doubt that she retains a core group of dedicated supporters, and that she is pretty smart about energy issues.

So, here is my speculation, for what it's worth. This isn't really about Palin, but rather about the future. It is meant to discourage the nomination of Rubio or Condi Rice. Rubio is short of executive experience, and Rice has zero experience with campaigning.

It is possible that Cheney, through his contacts, is aware of dangers looming on the horizon. If that is true, the selection must be made with the idea that a strong person is needed, one who has already been tested in regards to administration and perhaps has a military background. On those both Rubio and Rice fall short.

On the other hand, it also could be a twisted and chopped comment for from the elves at ABC, or from reporters who are just making crap up. Perhaps we should hold our fire until we actually hear the interview.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 29, 2012 10:35 AM (GoIUi)

67 Thanks for nothing, DICK.

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 29, 2012 10:35 AM (AVjJE)

68 I just heard that the First Lady (?) hugged all the players of the US mens BB team after their game with France.

Ewwww...she probably got them all sweaty

Posted by: Albie Damned at July 29, 2012 10:35 AM (Yhu4q)

69 67 The worst are when the sideline reporteer grabs the head coach on his way off the field at half time,totally useless.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:35 AM (6o4Fb)

70 I also think Lolo Jones could run a little faster.

Posted by: D. Cheney at July 29, 2012 10:36 AM (2d71t)

71 Alito was the replacement for Meyers. Not Roberts. But yes, she might have been a better judge.

Posted by: Dave C at July 29, 2012 10:36 AM (4n0dV)

72 well, she wasn't running for president and imho no one is ever "ready" to be president.......

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at July 29, 2012 10:36 AM (Ho2rs)

73 Whether it is true or not is besides the point.There was simply no reason for him to say what he said at this point.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:36 AM (6o4Fb)

74 Let me guess - Cheney's comment will be all over the news while Miniter's book & his assertion that Obama called off/delayed the Bin Laden killing three times at Jarrett's direction. Once again, the MSM manufactures a story/controversy to cover for an Obama failure or gaffe.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 29, 2012 10:37 AM (Qt4f7)

Gabriel, Gabriel... good morning, hope things are good over yonder. but gah?

those in power decided she wouldn't be vp. is it worth arguing over at this point?

cheney, i'm a little disappointed in this at this time. sigh

Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 10:37 AM (TomZ9)

76 I have no idea who W would have picked for a running mate in 2004 if Cheney had up and quit.......but I am about 99.9% sure it would not have been John McCain.
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My guess is Mitt Romney would have been on the shortlist.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:37 AM (AUeaU)

Rank the following in order of fitness to be President: Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Joseph Biden. No matter how you slice it, Obama finishes last on that list based on prior experience and accomplishments.

Posted by: OCBill at July 29, 2012 10:37 AM (MiSre)

78 @68

I'll give war cock a pass and go with your second choice, ABC twisting and chopping an interview. But, why the fuck even answer such a question in any way. Darth knows better, which like you, leads me to believe there is something more to his comments.

They don't call him Darth Cheney for nothing.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 29, 2012 10:37 AM (3ZjAP)

79 I think Palin is hawt. Cheney, not so much.

Posted by: Cricket at July 29, 2012 10:38 AM (2ArJQ)

80 The Bush Clan are all in for Dewhurst. Palin strongly backs Cruz. The Establishment GOP hates Palin almost as much as the Dems.

Posted by: mrp at July 29, 2012 10:38 AM (HjPtV)

81 I think he said this because Romney was about to pick Palin again.

Posted by: USS Diversity at July 29, 2012 10:38 AM (2d71t)

82 Fk Rubio. He is in the mold of Bush/McShame amnisty. Stock up on the neccesities.

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:38 AM (WF3IU)

83 Alito was the replacement for Meyers. Not Roberts.
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Oh, I know. It just puts a lot of things in perspective.

Roberts seriously came out as a leftist this term. Meyers would have likely been another Kennedy/O'Conner - but at this point I'd take that trade in a heart beat.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:38 AM (AUeaU)

84 Lets wait until the actual interview is released? Is that too much? All we are doing is circular firing squad now.

And if this is really the meat of the whole interview then I guess we tie Cheney to the stake and burn him?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 10:38 AM (ENmf2)

85 "CNN played the song "Stupid Girl" leading in to a piece about Sarah Palin eating at Chic Fil A." And they can't figure out why we don't watch them anymore. As their ratings continue to plummet and they insist that they aren't working to get the democrat re-elected.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 29, 2012 10:39 AM (V/Aej)

86
No, Bush 43 would have picked Harriet Myers.

Posted by: MrCaniac at July 29, 2012 02:31 PM (1grxW)

No. Bush had a thing for amnesty. Myers probably would have been a decent VP, though. And as 18-1 said above, she was a much better SCOTUS choice than Benedict Roberts, the America-killing, idiotic, lying sack of shit dirt-ball.

Bush might have picked Rice for VP and then we would have been treated to her supporting the Dog-Eater and essentially campaigning for him from inside the administration while running for Pres in the next ... not unlike that miserable piece of shit McShame "You don't have to worry about a Dog-Eater, America-hating, room-temperature IQ President ...".

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 10:39 AM (X3lox)

87 This will get me slapped around a lot here. Don't like Cheney. Never have, never will. Or any of the Bush's. They're just a slower, more sinister road to the same place. And they do not believe in our freedom. None of them liked Sarah because she actually DOES love this country, its constitution and its people. They made the same mistake those good old boys in Wasilla made when they asked her to run for a seat on the town council. Thought she'd just be a yes vote for whatever they wanted. They found out different and so they had to muzzle her and try to destroy her. Love you and your family Sarah. May the big guy bless ya.

Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 10:39 AM (Os+6p)

Alito was the replacement for Meyers. Not Roberts.

But yes, she might have been a better judge.

Meyers' undergraduate degree in mathematics is a greater intellectual achievement than that of any supreme court justice.

Also, she wouldn't have been one of these idiots like Roberts who fetishizes our corrupt legal system.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 29, 2012 10:40 AM (J5tI6)

89 Love Cheney. Comments not helpful or useful. Opinion unhelpful. Sarah IS the only reason McCain got any traction at ALL from July on in 2008. McCain was a Dole of a GOP candidate and was a total GOP FAIL nominee. Palin had nothing to do with his losing.... nothing.

Posted by: Yip in Texas at July 29, 2012 10:40 AM (Mrdk1)

90 88 Lets wait until the actual interview is released?

What fun is that? Facts? We don't need no stinky facts.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 29, 2012 10:41 AM (3ZjAP)

91

Cheney's new transplanted heart must have come from a Democrat.....

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 29, 2012 10:41 AM (kdS6q)

92 It's not a circular firing squad,nor a bout SP "cultists".It was simply an unecessary thing to say and he should have known better or he did know but said it anyway.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:41 AM (6o4Fb)

93 Cheney's new heart came from DWS. She has not noticed anything.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 10:42 AM (ENmf2)

94 I think Bush wanted some Washington insider like McCain.
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My guess is he would have wanted someone who agrees with him, in rough order of importance, on the WoT, amnesty, and taxes. Who is scandal free and has "gravitas". Someone who is arguably a technocrat and can take care of details. Oh, and who is clearly no grassroots conservative.

That would mean Romney I think.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:42 AM (AUeaU)

95 So, here is my speculation, for what it's worth. This isn't really about Palin, but rather about the future. It is meant to discourage the nomination of Rubio or Condi Rice. Rubio is short of executive experience, and Rice has zero experience with campaigning.

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 29, 2012 02:35 PM (GoIUi)

That is a distinct possibility.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 10:42 AM (X3lox)

96 Leave Dick alone...he has an insatiable addiction to skittles, iced tea, and B&E.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 29, 2012 10:42 AM (KugEV)

97 96

Cheney's new transplanted heart must have come from a Democrat....

LOL, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's the altitude in Jackson Hole that is fucking him up.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 29, 2012 10:43 AM (3ZjAP)

Unfortunately for Biden, his experience is at being wrong about almost everything.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 29, 2012 10:43 AM (J5tI6)

99 In what way could this be an editing issue?He said it.There is no context problem,the answer stands on it's own.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:43 AM (6o4Fb)

100 But..but..but.. they said bad things about her and wouldn't stop!

Posted by: Captoon Ed "N" Olliepindunce at July 29, 2012 10:43 AM (BAnPT)

101 Not news. Sarah Palin's only career is as fluffer for Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck. Her political career died when she quit halfway through her only term as Governor.

Posted by: Mary Jane Rottencrotch at July 29, 2012 10:44 AM (FR3RS)

102 I'm just hoping Romney doesn't name any woman for VP. Probably due in large part to the way the feminazi's have operated but I think there is too much bias against women in this country. Plus I don't think there are any women governors or former governors that have the experience level. Maybe Brewer in AZ.

Looking back McCain seemed to be running to lose, he probably didn't expect Palin to boost his campaign. She did, the MarxSpewMedia smeared her in a vile manner but people still believe some of the MFMs lies. Palin has now embraced celebrity over politics and seems to be laughing all the way to the bank.

Posted by: Palerider at July 29, 2012 10:44 AM (cQZV0)

103 "76 Whether it is true or not is besides the point.There was simply no reason for him to say what he said at this point."

Why can't he say it? He was asked about it in how it relates to the Romney pick this year. Why do you people think someone like Cheney gives a shit about helping the GOP cause? He's running on borrowed time he doesn't give a shit about anything other then his legacy, which is why he had his daughter running around defending his water-boarding decisions. We spend 95% of our time pissing and moaning about how pathetic and disingenuous politicians are then turn around and pretend they're virtuous. Strange.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 10:44 AM (GZitp)

104 You know Gabe posted this with a "told you so" smirk to piss people off.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:44 AM (6o4Fb)

105

Boy, the comments under the article on the ABC website.

Really brought out the Cheney hate and the Palin hate. It's all that extreme right -wing fringery and those fucking Tea Partiers. They need to be exterminated. Or something like.

Can you feel the love, tonight........

Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes..... at July 29, 2012 10:44 AM (RFeQD)

106 This will get me slapped around a lot here. Don't like Cheney. Never have, never will. Or any of the Bush's. They're just a slower, more sinister road to the same place. And they do not believe in our freedom.
***
Something fundamentally scary to consider - Bush 43 is the second most conservative Republican candidate since Goldwater, and the third most conservative since Coolidge.

Looking at it this way it is pretty clear why we've been losing for the last century. The left nominates extremists, we nominate moderate liberals.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:45 AM (AUeaU)

107 "14 So it's gotta be a Washington insider? Posted by: USS Diversity " Maybe he means someone who's operated longer as a governor.Part of Obama's leadership problem is that he's never actually run anything. Of course another part of his problem is that he's a lefty boob who's gotten into positions because he's black and, on the surface, looks pretty good. If that seems racist I don't care. Equal opportunity means equal accountability.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 29, 2012 10:45 AM (V/Aej)

108 92 This will get me slapped around a lot here. Don't like Cheney. Never have, never will. Or any of the Bush's. They're just a slower, more sinister road to the same place. And they do not believe in our freedom. Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 02:39 PM (Os+6p) I agree, Bush almost never vetoed any legislation, let the Fed run the economy, "reached across the aisle", and passed the first major step to Obama-care with the Prescription Drug Plan. Total fuck-ups, even screwed up the WoT and pulled it out at the last second...

Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 29, 2012 10:45 AM (GkwjL)

109 #93 The disgraceful way the establishment conservative media treated the Harriet Meyers nomination has perpetually soured me on them.

After seeing her criticized for her eye make-up and called a "legal secretary" by people like DAVID FRUM and Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter, all of their objections boiled down to this: She didn't go to an Ivy League law school, but ( Hoorors!) SMU.

And just like good little followers, millions of conservatives jumped on the anti-Bush bandwagon and went right along with this, never thinking that perhaps W knew what he was doing and perhaps we didn't actually NEED another Ivy League person on the court.

Harriet Meyers was treated abominably and anyone who is still mocking her as a lightweight should explain to me exactly what disqualified her from being nominated (other than the words of the armchair critics on the radio).

Posted by: Miss Marple at July 29, 2012 10:46 AM (GoIUi)

110 I hope Romney gives Sarah a cabinet job and let's her develop a bit of heft and prove her detractors wrong. She has what it takes. And yes, a great rack to boot.

Posted by: sherlock at July 29, 2012 10:46 AM (f29LO)

111 why are we talking about the 2008 election? we need to concentrate on the 2012 election and sp isn't running for anything so......let's all move on to what's relevant....get the scoamf out of office......

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at July 29, 2012 10:46 AM (Ho2rs)

112 I'd like a candidate that loves the country and hates the government.

Posted by: nickless at July 29, 2012 10:47 AM (MMC8r)

113 114 I agree too.I like them both personally though,as patriots and honorable men.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:47 AM (6o4Fb)

114 Gabe just wanted to stir something up again.

Let's not give him that satisfaction

Posted by: Albie Damned at July 29, 2012 10:47 AM (Yhu4q)

115 "I told them O. Henry. Posted by: Dick Cheny" Don't laugh. "Ransom of Red Chief " is hilarious.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 29, 2012 10:47 AM (V/Aej)

116

LOL, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's the altitude in Jackson Hole that is fucking him up.

*****

It's not the altitude!

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:48 AM (WF3IU)

117 Harriet Meyers was NOT qualified to sit on the SC.Neither is Elena Kagan.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:48 AM (6o4Fb)

118

Dick and Lynne managed to have two children, one of whom grew up to be a bulldyke.

Todd & Sarah had four competent children, and a fifth with Down's Syndrome.

Personally, in the grand scheme of things, I'm betting that the Palin line perpetuates itself long after the Cheney line has gone extinct.

AFAIC, the Bushes and their ilk - like the Cheneys - simply cannot disappear from public life fast enough.

PLEASE go the hell away and leave us alone - haven't you done enough damage to this nation already?!?

Posted by: Charles Darwin at July 29, 2012 10:48 AM (EyVl3)

119 I hope Romney gives Sarah a cabinet job and let's her develop a bit of heft and prove her detractors wrong. She has what it takes. And yes, a great rack to boot.
***
Heh, I wish.

If Romney wins he'll put a moderate warmist in charge of interior and the DOE. Wouldn't be prudent to rock the boat.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:49 AM (AUeaU)

120 Well played Gabe, the chum worked.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 10:49 AM (ENmf2)

121 Did anyone hear Derb on his podcast the other day quoting Gabe?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 29, 2012 10:49 AM (kM30i)

122 Retired politicians should be seen and not heard.

Posted by: nickless at July 29, 2012 10:49 AM (MMC8r)

123 Harriet Meyers was NOT qualified to sit on the SC.Neither is Elena Kagan.
***
The only real qualification for the SC is the ability to read the Constitution and the fortitude to base your rulings on it.

By that standard there are only three judges on the SC qualified to hold their role.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 10:50 AM (AUeaU)

124 My only requirement for veep: Where does he stand on the Chik-fil-a situation ? Eat moar chicken? Or lik moar diks ?

Posted by: Chippa at July 29, 2012 10:50 AM (pRNLV)

125 I keep hearing the ready/not ready false flag narrative about Palin.

I wonder what those mythical qualifications are that would make her "ready". I bet if she had whatever it's supposed to be, they'd move the goal post again and come up with some other excuse.

Establishment RINOs fear her.

Posted by: willy at July 29, 2012 10:51 AM (kUCQ4)

126 Gabriel, my young apprentice, you have learned your lessons well...

Posted by: Allahpundit at July 29, 2012 10:51 AM (MMC8r)

127 Are we sure this is Cheney's first post-heart transplant interview? I thought he'd done one on Fox News.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 29, 2012 10:51 AM (V/Aej)

128 Harriet Myers was dumped on by the right because there was no evidence she was anti-abortion or Federalist Society.

Posted by: Mary Jane Rottencrotch at July 29, 2012 10:52 AM (FR3RS)

129 128 lol

Posted by: Infidel at July 29, 2012 10:52 AM (WF3IU)

130 When the ABC reporter asked the question he could have just givenm the Cheney smilse ansd ask how it was even relevant anymore since she was on the losing ticket.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:52 AM (6o4Fb)

131 The only real qualification for the SC is the ability to read the Constitution and the fortitude to base your rulings on it.

Yes. I am sick of this notion that there are "qualifications" for SCOTUS.

The Constitution ain't long, it ain't complicated and it's in English.

In fact, a law degree is a negative qualifier in terms of conflict of interest.

We need more people with triple digit IQs on the bench.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 29, 2012 10:53 AM (J5tI6)

132 ABC chopped up my quoted, This is what I really said: "I like Governor Palin. IÂ’ve met her. I know her. She's an attractive candidate with a killer bod. El War-cocko is standing at attention right now just thinking about her"

Posted by: Dick Cheney at July 29, 2012 10:53 AM (GkwjL)

133 Something has happened to the Sarahcuda's face. It looks very swollen and now she looks rough.

Posted by: B at July 29, 2012 10:53 AM (jucos)

134 I bet if she had whatever it's supposed to be, they'd move the goal post again and come up with some other excuse.

No, this is bullshit.

Establishment RINOs fear her.

I bet when you see those ads saying, "your insurance company doesn't want you to know" or "LANGUAGE PROFESSORS HATE HIM", you click those links like a monkey on crack.

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 29, 2012 10:53 AM (QTHTd)

135 "I wonder what those mythical qualifications are that would make her "ready". I bet if she had whatever it's supposed to be, they'd move the goal post again and come up with some other excuse."

Mythical. We didn't hear and see her? There wasn't a conspiracy to make appear unqualified, she did that herself because she wasn't qualified. Still isn't.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 10:54 AM (GZitp)

136 The problem was not the person chosen, but the one doing the choosing.

Posted by: BobP at July 29, 2012 10:54 AM (nzWwW)

137 Unfortunately for Biden, his experience is at being wrong about almost everything.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 29, 2012 02:43 PM (J5tI6)

And O'Bumbles is a frickin' genius?

Posted by: RickZ at July 29, 2012 10:54 AM (26i79)

138 Bob Dole could've won with Sarah Palin.

Posted by: Bob Dole at July 29, 2012 10:54 AM (IoNBC)

139 Maybe Cheney meant to elevate John Bolton from Secretary of State status to VP?

I'd be alright with that.

Posted by: Ed Anger at July 29, 2012 10:55 AM (7+pP9)

140

sooo, i read Obama didn't sign on the UN arms treaty.

do we say he finally has done something right and we are glad (to help divide his base)

or do we go with He lacks courage to commit to things that would help him? (with his base?)

Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 10:55 AM (TomZ9)

141 138 In a way,I agree,but you still put forward a type of qualification.Being a crony of the President doesn't qualify her.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:56 AM (6o4Fb)

142 Cheney makes Biden look like a genius with these two quotes: "We will be greeted with flowers" and "Reagan proved deficits don't matter".

Posted by: Mary Jane Rottencrotch at July 29, 2012 10:56 AM (FR3RS)

143 "140 Something has happened to the Sarahcuda's face. It looks very swollen and now she looks rough.

Posted by: B at July 29, 2012 02:53 PM (jucos) "

It's those Roy Oberson sunglasses. Who told her they looked good?

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 10:57 AM (GZitp)

144 Sarah Palin would have given Bob Dole an erection that lasted 4 years. I think that would kill Bob Dole. It's ok though, Bob Dole has a surgically stretched smile on his face for a reason.

Posted by: Bob Dole at July 29, 2012 10:57 AM (jucos)

145 @141

You click links like a monkey on crack?

You need to get out of your mom's basement more often.

Posted by: willy at July 29, 2012 10:58 AM (kUCQ4)

146 Palin was only a benefit in 2008-- the problem was she was shackled to that boat-anchor McCain. If he hadn't been such a shit candidate, disliked by even his own base and incapable of making any sort of case for himself, Palin wouldn't be the issue then or now.

Posted by: nickless at July 29, 2012 10:58 AM (MMC8r)

147 149 "flowers" was a euphemism for RPG's and IED's.Some level of deficits aren't neccessarily bad,not a trilliuon a year though.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 10:58 AM (6o4Fb)

148 T minus 1 minute to WUWT global controversy and unprecedentitude ...

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 10:59 AM (X3lox)

149 155 It better be good,the MFM will still give the Cheney quote more airtime though!

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 11:00 AM (6o4Fb)

150 >>The Constitution ain't long, it ain't complicated and it's in English.

Oh, yeah? Thez you

Posted by: Ezthra Klein at July 29, 2012 11:00 AM (Yhu4q)

151

Tminus = ?

WUWT=?

Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 11:00 AM (TomZ9)

152 But let's face it, the fact that Bush/Cheney wouldn't fight back against the 8 years of constant attacks against them doomed whomever ranas the republican candidate in 2008. Republican was a tainted brand which allowed Barky O'Dogeater to win it in a cakewalk. Posted by: Boots at July 29, 2012 02:29 PM (neKzn) Ex-VP Dick Cheney outraged President Bush didn't grant 'Scooter' Libby full pardon bit.ly/MsS42g Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in Â’07 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/us/politics/25cheney.html And I swear I read stories that claimed Cheney wanted Bush to respond forcefully to Democrat attacks on the administration, but Bush wanted to play nice. I don't know why people assume that Bush wasn't, in fact, the President.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at July 29, 2012 11:01 AM (OIuTH)

153 Anyway, Anna Puma's right - this is a troll thread. It's like when Christ0ph used to show up here and post, apropos of nothing, stuff against Christianity. He may or may not have been wrong at any given moment - I liked his comments personally - but I do have to admit that his point wasn't to contribute to the discussion here. It was always to start a flamewar.

I shouldn't have participated in this one. Mea Culpa, as Christ0ph never said

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 29, 2012 11:01 AM (QTHTd)

154 @142

So, what makes her "unqualified"? Does she need joe biden's super resume'?

What exactly makes joe biden the super genius who is "qualified" and ready to lead from day one?

Posted by: willy at July 29, 2012 11:01 AM (kUCQ4)

155 It's 3:01...where the f*ck is that WUWT press release?

Posted by: Albie Damned at July 29, 2012 11:01 AM (Yhu4q)

156

Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 03:00 PM (TomZ9)

global warming stuff. What's Up With That. He's late, now. SOmething important to be posted, he said.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 11:01 AM (X3lox)

157 159 Watts Up With That the climate science site has a special announcement coming.He gave up his vacation to break the news.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 11:02 AM (6o4Fb)

158 WUWT=? Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 03:00 PM (TomZ9) http://wattsupwiththat.com/ Tminus = ? "UPDATE: 7/29/2012 A press release will be issued at ~12PM Noon, PDT today."

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at July 29, 2012 11:02 AM (OIuTH)

159 WWUT said a 'press release' would be issued ~12PST. Might take a while to get though the pipeline.

Posted by: nickless at July 29, 2012 11:02 AM (MMC8r)

160 The electrons on WUWT have not updated yet.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 11:02 AM (ENmf2)

161 Thank you Pops' hmm i had heard He had something important to add to the discussion. (but had forgotten)

Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 11:03 AM (TomZ9)

162

I agree with Cheney that Palin's resume was a little thin, especially in comparison to others that could have been selected.

That said, I wonder why he couldn't have kept this particular opinion to himself. Perhaps he thinks that Palin is a politicaly liability among independents voting this November, and there is some benefit to the party in distancing itself from her. But oh the irony, because Cheney ain't exactly Mr. Popularity himself.

Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 29, 2012 11:03 AM (/7PPn)

163 "94 Love Cheney. Comments not helpful or useful. Opinion unhelpful. Sarah IS the only reason McCain got any traction at ALL from July on in 2008. " True. She had a spark. And had they won, after being vice president, she would have been a great presidential candidate. Media people pretended that they didn't think she was qualified. We all know that they just hated her for being conservative and anti-abortion. The unstated meme of theirs was that she was inexperienced and the aging cancer survivor McCain would probably die in office. Whatever you think of McCain the old goat didn't die, and Palin would have been ready for the next election.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 29, 2012 11:03 AM (V/Aej)

164 It's up!

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 11:03 AM (X3lox)

165 thanks again everyone for kick starting my synapses.

Posted by: willow at July 29, 2012 11:04 AM (TomZ9)

166 161 Thinking it over further,it is an absolute nothing.He didn't need to say it,it will give a bunch of media types and left wingers orgasms,but it doesn't hurt Romney or the GOP.It might be a distraction but it can be brushed off.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 11:04 AM (6o4Fb)

167 The actuarial tables work against Obama at age 50 more than they do against McCain at his current age, which I believe to be 1600 years old. Cheney should have the sense that Bush has, which is to lay low in the hostile media until 2013.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 29, 2012 11:05 AM (KugEV)

168 WUWT...temp monitoring station placements suck ass

Posted by: Albie Damned at July 29, 2012 11:06 AM (Yhu4q)

169 Not ready. Right. But I'll bet everyone making this comment thinks they're smahter and more ready than her. She wasn't ready to be mayor of Wasilla and look what she did for that town. Not ready to be governor of Alaska and look what she did for that state. In two years mind you. Oh you probably don't even know about all of that do you. 80% approval rating while governor. Why? She wouldn't play along with the insider's games. And she has done a hell of a lot more than just "reality shows" since leaving office. But lets not pay any attention to all of that either. You disgust me as much as that sick, Christian hating Gabe.

Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 11:06 AM (zEeUf)

170 Hey, she probably would have made a better SC judge then John Souter Roberts.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 29, 2012 02:32 PM (AUeaU)

Well that is setting that bar awfully low.

Posted by: MrCaniac at July 29, 2012 11:06 AM (1grxW)

171

PRESS RELEASE Â– July 29^th, 2012 12PM PDT Â– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A reanalysis of U.S. surface station temperatures has been performed using the recently WMO-approved Siting Classification System devised by METEO-FranceÂ’s Michel Leroy. The new siting classification more accurately characterizes the quality of the location in terms of monitoring long-term spatially representative surface temperature trends. The new analysis demonstrates that reported 1979-2008 U.S. temperature trends are spuriously doubled, with 92% of that over-estimation resulting from erroneous NOAA adjustments of well-sited stations upward. The paper is the first to use the updated siting system which addresses USHCN siting issues and data adjustments.

Posted by: nickless at July 29, 2012 11:06 AM (MMC8r)

172 From the WUWT report on the temp stations -

These factors, combined with station siting issues, have led to a spurious doubling of U.S. mean temperature trends in the 30 year data period covered by the study from 1979 Â– 2008.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 11:07 AM (ENmf2)

173 WUWT paper is about upwardly biased readings on temps from sites (significant) differing in their biases related to the types of areas they're in.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 11:07 AM (X3lox)

174 If we're going to talk about Sarah, we should be looking at Sarah. http://tinyurl.com/bn3pa9w

Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 29, 2012 11:07 AM (GEICT)

175 181 We knew that though.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 11:10 AM (6o4Fb)

176 WUWT...temp monitoring station placements suck ass

...and they adjust the readings of the good ones to match the shitty recordings of the bad ones.

The temp monitoring station in my area sits on a concrete slab in the middle of a 6 lane highway...

..yeah...real accuracy there

Posted by: Albie Damned at July 29, 2012 11:10 AM (Yhu4q)

177 182 I prefer a tight sweater pic.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 11:11 AM (6o4Fb)

178 183 A little jog to the memory on Palin's hotness never hurt anyone.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 29, 2012 11:11 AM (GEICT)

179 Misfire

Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 29, 2012 11:12 AM (GEICT)

180

Cheney who?

Posted by: Invictos at July 29, 2012 11:12 AM (OQpzc)

181 I wish Palin had become President on Day 1, IYKWIMAITTYD.

Posted by: rickl at July 29, 2012 11:14 AM (sdi6R)

182 "You disgust me as much as that sick, Christian hating Gabe.

Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 03:06 PM (zEeUf) "

Oh poor teej, we're disgusting him by stating some obvious truths. Sorry to upset your delicate psyche.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 11:16 AM (GZitp)

183 WUWT...temp monitoring station placements suck ass

True, but this isn't new information.

Posted by: NC Ref at July 29, 2012 11:16 AM (/izg2)

184 Cheney is a dumbass...

But given his theory of what it takes to be VP, how would Rubio be any more qualified than Palin? Not surprisingly, he's really saying that it takes a mainstream Republican elite to be VP...which is precisely the major turn-off for conservatives and independents.

Posted by: 8starsnorth at July 29, 2012 11:16 AM (9DR58)

185 181 We knew that though.
Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 03:10 PM (6o4Fb)

As I wrote in the other WUWT thread, I think the big difference is the publication of the paper stating that and who supports the conclusion. Not sure, but I think that's the rub.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 11:17 AM (X3lox)

186 New thread up

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 29, 2012 11:18 AM (ENmf2)

187 Delicate? Maybe a little. Better than going through life willfully blind and ignorant.

Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 11:18 AM (k/Mc/)

188
CNN Plays Pink's 'Stupid Girls' before a segement on CNN Sunday Morning about Sarah Palin visiting a Chick-fil-A to support their company

Blackbook

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 29, 2012 11:23 AM (kdS6q)

189 "195 Delicate? Maybe a little. Better than going through life willfully blind and ignorant.

Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 03:18 PM (k/Mc/)"

Yes, only the blind and ignorant go through life not worshiping some politician/celebrity. Whoa is us.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 11:26 AM (GZitp)

190 You disgust me as much as that sick, Christian hating Gabe.
Posted by: teej at July 29, 2012 03:06 PM (zEeUf)
Cut Jib Newsletter

Posted by: political correctness czar at July 29, 2012 11:28 AM (Q2Ne0)

191

What a complete idiot Dick Cheney is. Does he realise how many people do respect Palin, most of them in the base of the conservative movement.

Heck, even a reagan ex-democrat like me found a lot of respect for Palin.

Looks like the establishement repubs like Cheney and Bush's mother just can't keep their mouths shut when talking about those bitter clinger americans like Palin! How dare Palin do the hard work of trying to motivate the conservative base to defeat Barry in November! I've come to really loathe the establishement repubs and dems, idiots think they know better than the rest of average americans.

Posted by: johnc_ex-democrat at July 29, 2012 11:28 AM (ACkhT)

192 As I wrote in the other WUWT thread, I think the big difference is the publication of the paper stating that and who supports the conclusion. Not sure, but I think that's the rub.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 03:17 PM (X3lox)

I think I might be wrong on this. I'm going to have to slog through the whole paper. I think the big thing is the application of a new, more accurate temp-site-mediation method (developed by the guy whose older method was used by all) to old site data that had used the old method dramatically changes the conclusions of the old papers with respect to mean temperature changes. I can't say if the authors of the older papers accept this or not, but they can't quibble much with the more accurate method used on their specific data.

I think ... that's where we're at. But we've seen the global warming-mongerers deny data right in front of their faces, so I'm not sure this will have exactly the impact Watts was saying - though it should.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 11:29 AM (X3lox)

193 200 Of course it should but they (as you say)ignore facts right in front of their faces.AGW(or whatever it is called now) is a cash cow and a way to get their socialist agenda,they don't care about the facts.

Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 11:34 AM (6o4Fb)

194 "Lets wait until the actual interview is released? Is that too much?"
=======

For what, commenting? If that's the standard, then why don't we wait until the actual interview is released before blogging about it?

Posted by: Kensington at July 29, 2012 11:35 AM (uaEZS)

195 Posted by: steevy at July 29, 2012 03:34 PM (6o4Fb)

Watts, himself was the co-author of one of the older papers but he makes special mention of accepting the older conclusions of Muller (of Berkeley) with the older method of site-remediation, whose data would now be changed to show the serious inflation of mean temp changes.

I guess the rub is that Muller should have to accept the new conclusions using the new method on his data. I don't know who Menne is (of the other paper).

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 29, 2012 11:44 AM (X3lox)

196

"sheÂ’d only been governor for, what, two years."

So, Barry only had 2 years as a US senator, and that makes him more qualified to be president, while Palin who had been a mayor and then a governor, not even qualified to be VP??

Should have kept his mouth shut or if he was going to say this, then he should have used his line to slam Barry, and yet he didn't

Posted by: johnc_ex-democrat at July 29, 2012 11:46 AM (ACkhT)

197 Choice between Obama and Palin? What choice? lol...

Posted by: KG at July 29, 2012 11:56 AM (IPz9m)

198 Dick Cheney is a stuttering cluster&*%k of a miserable has-been.

Posted by: marshall west at July 29, 2012 11:56 AM (jNNWD)

199 Apparently Cheney didn't like her great clean up of GOP corruption she accomplished in 2 years

Posted by: Roger at July 29, 2012 12:17 PM (TOVGS)

200 Considering the damage Obama and Biden have done to our country over the last four years what possibly could Sarah Palin do that is worse?

At least with Palin I get the sense she understands the country she might end up default running as president, with a decent sense of where the country should go. I'll take that every time over a wannabe Euro socialist and his cabinet of utopianists.

Cheney is nuts.

Posted by: RAB at July 29, 2012 12:18 PM (sG7Cx)

201 "207 Apparently Cheney didn't like her great clean up of GOP corruption she accomplished in 2 years

Posted by: Roger at July 29, 2012 04:17 PM (TOVGS) "

Enlighten us, what corruption did she clean up?

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 12:28 PM (GZitp)

202 Dick Cheney is a bitter old warmonger. Now that he's healthy enough to stand trial, he should be extradited to The Hague to face the world's justice for his many bloody crimes.

Sarah Palin is an ignorant slut from a non-progressive state. She dresses like a whore and makes all women look bad. She is a disgrace to the feminist cause. We voted on this at the Brattleboro Democratic Womens' Caucus four years ago, and renew our vote every six months.

All of this is a distraction from the greater cause of getting our beloved President Barack Obama re-elected for four more glorious years. And dare I hope for more?

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, VT at July 29, 2012 12:30 PM (4hwtR)

203 You have to have graduated from either Harvard or Princeton or Yale to be President. Everyone knows that. Just look what an outstanding job graduates from those illustrious institutions have done for our nation.

So an outstanding job have they done, we may never recover from the results of their leadership.

Posted by: navybrat at July 29, 2012 12:38 PM (AMpt+)

204

CheneyÂ’s statement about Palin was basically a two-parter. First, that she was not ready to be President, and second that, therefore, her selection in 2008 was a mistake.

As it happens, I agree with him on the first statement, and disagree on the second. Dick Cheney has a particular opinion about the VP slot on a ticket, to which he is completely entitled and I respect him for expressing it. He may be trying to nudge Romney towards Portman. Most VP candidates, however, have not been selected with suitability for immediate succession to the Presidency in mind, and I do not believe that this factor carries as much weight with the voting public as Cheney believes.

VPÂ’s have mostly been selected with political, factional, geographic or demographic factors in mind. At least after the point where we stopped making the runner-up in the Presidential election the Vice President, which I think was in 1804.

In the campaign, the responsibility of the VP candidate has been, mostly, to function as sort of a super-surrogate for the Presidential candidate. To do well in the VP debate. And to shore up the base where it needs it. There are people out there who can do this, and extensive executive experience is not a determinative factor.

Posted by: TH at July 29, 2012 12:55 PM (QV8Gr)

205 Well, it was nice of the old asshole to say this while she's campaigning for Ted Cruz.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 29, 2012 12:59 PM (i330i)

206 Is Cheney butthurt cuz Palin ate at Chick-Fil-A?

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 29, 2012 01:00 PM (i330i)

207 Palin has to kill a moose with a rifle.
Cheney?
He just tells the moose it's dead.

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at July 29, 2012 01:09 PM (Qxdfp)

208 Anthony Watts is keeping that fire below the bottoms of the warmists rosy hot. There have been a few grumbling detractors in the comments...but so far, they're all playing their hands very close to their chests, and just hinting at 'problems' in the paper, without going into details.

Pretty fun stuff....heck, if Algore possessed third grade reading skills, it'd probably make his manbearpig head 'asplode.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 29, 2012 01:09 PM (L7hol)

209

Consider yourself enlightened.

http://tinyurl.com/5asw2h

"<i>After she got into office she started going after corrupt legislators, and with the FBI's help we've put four of them in prison, indicted six more and the "Corrupt Bastard's Club" as they arrogantly called themselves (even had hats made with CBC on the front!) suddenly found it no fun anymore.</i>"

Posted by: Smarter than lowandslow at July 29, 2012 01:21 PM (wrsou)

210 Palin kills meese. Cheney shoots lawyers

Posted by: Roger at July 29, 2012 01:24 PM (TOVGS)

211 @214 Is Cheney butthurt cuz Palin ate at Chick-Fil-A?

yeah probably.

His daughter went dike so he either now has to justify to himself where he went wrong as a father or jump on the "Being Gay is Okay, don't you dare eat Chik Fil A " bandwagon.....

Tough spot to be in (especially on holidays I would guess).

Posted by: reality check at July 29, 2012 01:28 PM (zsgo8)

212 I am emminently qualified to be Vice President.

Posted by: Warm Bucket Of Spit at July 29, 2012 01:37 PM (qEgle)

213 Those temp stations could be reporting raw data indicating a looming ice age next week, and it wouldn't matter one whit at this point. Outcomes are predetermined these days. Data really isn't necessary at all. Real science, science you could respect, died a long long time ago.

Posted by: @PurpAv at July 29, 2012 01:40 PM (qE+H8)

214 Crapping all over Palin is meant to deflect from the real problem of the 2008: McCain.

Posted by: 8starsnorth at July 29, 2012 01:44 PM (9DR58)

215

How long did it take for Palinbots/cultists to declare Cheney a black-hearted RINO who is merely saying this about Palin because he's really a flaming liberal pretending to be conservative? Or accuse him of being jealous of Palin's good looks? Or accuse him of sexism? Or that he secretly wants to be married to Todd, therefore he hates Palin? Or being a "guilt-ridden abortionist who h8s Palin" like I once was? LOL. I bet the bots are butthurt over this one.

For the record, Cheney is SPOT-ON as he ALWAYS is. Good for him! Love that honest man.

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 29, 2012 01:49 PM (KL49F)

216 Are people here really posting that it's b/c Palin ate at Chick-Fil-A? Oh, my, I haven't laughed tha hard in awhile! Palinbots grow ever more deperate. C'mon, guys, you can do better than that! I even gave you some freebies in my above post. It's not Chick-Fil-A that's made Cheney a Palin-hater, it's his jealousy over her good looks! You know that's what it is!

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 29, 2012 01:52 PM (KL49F)

217

1.Teddy Roosevelt had two years as NY Governor when elected VP

2. Calvin Coolidge had two years as Mass Governor when elected VP.

3. Woodrow Wilson had two years as NJ Governor when elected President.

All were considered qualified.

Time as a Senator is not valuable experience for the presidency, as the current occupant shows. JFK was somewhat of an exception, but he had a rocky first year. His most important achievements were passed after his death.

Posted by: topcat at July 29, 2012 01:52 PM (iuZ5S)

218

--"For the record, Cheney is SPOT-ON as heALWAYS is. Good for him! Love that honest man."

Actually, no he's not ALWAYS right--no human being is. He was wrong about deficits, and wrong about this. You know, we ARE allowed to disagree with Cheney without being called "Palin-bots." The fact that you think supporting someone makes on a bot, only shows that irony is lost on you "Cheney-bots." (See what I did there?)

For the record...I think Cheney is a great man...he's just wrong about this.

Posted by: Smarter than lowandslow at July 29, 2012 01:57 PM (wrsou)

219 /forgot to take off sockpuppet...

Posted by: AF_Vet at July 29, 2012 01:59 PM (wrsou)

220 I don't know that he's 100% right about qualifications, but I do know this, her political stock was damaged by John McCain picking her in a futile run in 2008 (in retrospect of course). All he did was lose and paint a target on her back for nothing.

Had he not done that, she would have finished her term, been re-elected and now be sitting pretty for Veep in a year that we might just win (or might have done well in the primary, who knows?) I think she was plucked one cycle too early.

Posted by: DanInMN at July 29, 2012 02:09 PM (mGL6P)

221 So is Aslan's Girl saying Cheney wishes he looked as good as Palin in a swimsuit? Huckabee wore heels, so who knows. You haters are a weird bunch.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 29, 2012 02:11 PM (i330i)

222 Still on the anti-woman band-wagon Gabe?

Why the fetish about Palin?

She's not running for any office. She's not an Romney adviser. She's not even a regular on the liberal sunday shows.

Oh. maybe she ate a a Chik-fil-a once.

Posted by: Mark E at July 29, 2012 02:12 PM (SXICm)

223 Basically, the jaguar-condom wearing warrior of the right is Klinger from M*A*S*H.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 29, 2012 02:13 PM (i330i)

224 Cheney and the Bushes are with the establishment Republicans. They ARE the establishment Republicans. Cheney was just reminding everybody.

Posted by: East Bay Jay at July 29, 2012 02:18 PM (7v8o1)

225 Remember Cheney didn't recommend Cheney either.

Posted by: crazy at July 29, 2012 02:25 PM (DymQ2)

226 Posted by: TH at July 29, 2012 04:55 PM (QV8Gr)

Thanks. This is by far the best pro-Palin comment on this thread.

I still disagree - I think Cheney is right - but you've laid out the problem at hand, and defended Cheney's position as best it can be.

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 29, 2012 02:49 PM (QTHTd)

227 Chemey's mistake is expending energy that isn't attacking Obama, Reed, Pelosi, Jarrett, Axeldouche...

Posted by: Roger at July 29, 2012 02:55 PM (TOVGS)

228 This was an unworthy troll-baiting post. Feh.

Posted by: eman at July 29, 2012 03:10 PM (bbW7j)

229 Cheney can go jump up my butt.

Posted by: Cornfused yet again at July 29, 2012 03:42 PM (zOnl9)

230 Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 29, 2012 06:49 PM (QTHTd)

I think that Cheney assigns far too much importance to the "ready to be President on Day One" factor. In particular, in this cycle, I think that this criteria, if over-emphasized, would lead us away from some potentially very good candidates, such as Ayotte, Ryan and Rubio, and towards to potentially very mediocre ones, such as Pawlenty and Portman.

On the whole, of the above I think I like Rubio the best, because he is good at speaking off the cuff, has a good command of the facts, and can speak eloquently and with some passion about the issues. He is also from Florida, and a little extra enthusiasm down there might well help pick up a Senate seat along with the state in the electoral college. It has nothing to do with his being Hispanic, however.

Posted by: TH at July 29, 2012 03:48 PM (QV8Gr)

231 Whoa, did Hot Air invade the HQ? I thought this was settled last year, but I guess we can now tell who reads Ace and who ignores him when he tells the truth about their favorite non-candidate.

P.S. She quit. She's now not much more than a Rush Limbaugh-type who trolls dumb lefties.

Posted by: Anony at July 29, 2012 04:04 PM (qiXMt)

232 Cheney Not Qualified to get a Heart Transplant

Sarah You are Ready Today to Be POTUS

Posted by: royroyo at July 29, 2012 04:06 PM (3GtYD)

233 He's right, she wasn't ready TO BE PRESIDENT. Neither was Obama. But she was ready to be VP and learn, and Obama was running for that job. Why this wasn't so painfully obvious and such a political poison for Obama I cannot comprehend.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 29, 2012 04:10 PM (r4wIV)

234 Cheney looks so much bettter now that he's gotten Trayvon Martin's heart.

Posted by: P. Henry Saddleburr at July 29, 2012 04:13 PM (mbfmL)

235 She's now not much more than a Rush Limbaugh-type who trolls dumb lefties.

Posted by: Anony at July 29, 2012 08:04 PM (qiXMt

Respectfully, I would disagree. Unlike Rush, her standard stump speech is fairly loyal to the GOP and uncontroversial (at least to GOP audiences). Rush tosses bombs for ratings first, and supports Republicans after; Palin does not.

She workss to help nominate GOP candidates that she likes, but I don't have a problem with that. Everyone in the Party should be accorded that privilege.

Posted by: TH at July 29, 2012 04:18 PM (QV8Gr)

236 "I love Cheney, but Sara Palin is the only reason that RINO McCain didn't completely blown out of the water by O'Bumfuckles in the election of '08." Word to your mother! I'm in the camp of = respect the hell out of Cheney, but STFU Old Man!

Posted by: wankette at July 29, 2012 05:45 PM (qNhTJ)

237 This from the guy who can't balance his own checkbook. (anybody remember the House Bank?) Anyone notice that everything that went sideways with Iraq war, Afghanistan, GTMO, etc. had his fingerprints all over it? This from the assclown who sank more US Navy ships than the Japs. F U Dick (and I do mean dick) Cheney; you over the hill draft dodging good for nothing RINO blowhard. FU and all who sail in you. He said in a Christian like manner.

Posted by: VADM (Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (mentioned in dispatches at July 29, 2012 06:13 PM (p4U6S)

238 "Consider yourself enlightened.
http://tinyurl.com/5asw2h
After she got into office she started going after corrupt legislators, and with the FBI's help we've put four of them in prison, indicted six more and the "Corrupt Bastard's Club" as they arrogantly called themselves (even had hats made with CBC on the front!) suddenly found it no fun anymore."

Enlightened? You link to an article so full of shit the author of it uses an alias.
Palin didn't do shit to stop corruption in Alaska and sure as hell didn't have anything to do with VECO as article claims. She had nothing to do with anyone going to jail, nothing. The shit you people will believe.
All she ever did was report the head of the GOP for working on GOP business while on state time, resulting in him quitting his state job. Yeah she cleaned house.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 29, 2012 07:01 PM (GZitp)

239

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 29, 2012 06:11 PM (i330i)

I'm only repeating the nonsense that Palin's cultists spew on a regular basis. They ALWAYS claim that the reason anyone ever says anything less than positive about their Queen, they are jealous of her looks.

I haven't checked the whole thread yet, but did anyone call her "Sarah, Joan of Arc", "Esther", or "Our Great Northern Star"? The bots always do over at HA.

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 29, 2012 07:29 PM (KL49F)

240 Given that Cheney was ready, and served in an administration which not only started an idiotic, unnecessary war (Saddam was never going to nuke/bio/chem us or whatever) AND opened one border wide to help (perhaps inadvertently)precipitate the end of this union... I question his judgement, as well as Bush's. History will not be kind to Bush-Cheney years.

Posted by: Baldy at July 29, 2012 07:51 PM (opS9C)

241 Saddam did give Al Quaeda safe haven within Iraq's borders. Go ahead and keep ignoring that basic fact, Baldy; I know you will, anyway, regardless of anything I say.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 09:43 PM (3yCFy)

242 Palin not ready to be President... bah. That means SO MUCH when the alternative was Obama. Eat a balls, Cheney.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 09:45 PM (3yCFy)

243 I'm sure Dick Cheney will be on some MSNBC show any day now, telling us how Mitt Romney's anti-gay-marriage bigotry makes him unsuitable for the Presidency.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 09:53 PM (3yCFy)

244 I just don't get why Palin fans can't accept the fact that just because someone thinks Palin is unsuited for the Presidency, that has to mean they're really not a conservative. It's the ultimate cult of personality.

Can we all agree that being the Leader of the Free World is not a job for just anyone that can spout off a few bumper sticker slogans?

I have all sorts of right-wing family members that have the same beliefs that I do, but I wouldn't let them so much as change my oil, much less be Commander in Chief.

At the end of the day, I'm glad Cheney said it. Palinistas need to have their stupidity smeared in their face until they day they die.

Posted by: Brad at July 29, 2012 09:55 PM (XDRsa)

245 No slams against Palin will have any effect on me when the alternative is Obama. No matter what anyone says, Palin would've been a far better President than the SCOAMF.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 09:59 PM (3yCFy)

246 Brad, are you actually saying Obama is a better President than Palin would've been? Yeah, that's what I thought.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 10:05 PM (3yCFy)

247 Come on, Brad; tell me how I'm wrong.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 10:07 PM (3yCFy)

248 If you think Obama is a better President than Palin would've been, then I think it's you who needs to have your stupidity smeared in your face until the day you die.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 29, 2012 10:27 PM (3yCFy)

249 Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 29, 2012 11:29 PM (KL49F) I don't read the comments at HotAir.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 29, 2012 10:42 PM (i330i)

250 "The administration that Cheney was part of had a mixed record on the issues, and outside of the WoT refused to fight over anything. " And the areas where Cheney lost the internal fights in the White House were where his view is the same as Palin's.

Posted by: davod at July 30, 2012 12:36 AM (C5U9L)

251 Maybe Cheney is still playing the roll of the President' s attack dog and espousing Bush's views while Bush remains above the fray. Or maybe this is is penance to get back in out of the cold.

Posted by: davod at July 30, 2012 12:40 AM (C5U9L)

252 "147 sooo, i read Obama didn't sign on the UN arms treaty. do we say he finally has done something right and we are glad (to help divide his base)" It got as far as it did because Obama signed on earlier. They only stopped because we found out about it first. Remember the earlier effort to throw Israel to the wolves? Obama had to change repudiate their agreement after someone leaked what they were doing. Recently, the USA allowed a UN official complaint about Israel as a way of getting the UN to talk about Syria.

Posted by: davod at July 30, 2012 01:06 AM (C5U9L)

253 My anger has nothing to do with Palin. I've known this blowhard since 1990 and I can't see straight whenever he's trotted out as some kind of grand sage of wisdom and experience. HE'S A HACK WHO WILL SAY ANYTHING! The idea that he's a small government low budget low taxes conservative is just ignorant. HE'S A HACK WHO WILL SAY ANYTHING.

Posted by: VADM (Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (mentioned in dispatches at July 30, 2012 03:00 AM (p4U6S)

254 By the way, Cruz is up 10 points since Palin started campaigning for him. Put that in your gravitas there Dick boy.

Posted by: VADM (Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (mentioned in dispatches at July 30, 2012 03:03 AM (p4U6S)

255

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 30, 2012 02:42 AM (i330i)

Lucky you! I gave them up in January after being a member since the beginning. I couldn't bear the worship of St. Sarah any longer (among other things...).

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 30, 2012 03:46 AM (KL49F)

256 Oh, and Ted Cruz sucks. No record of a any kind, just words. Sarah is only backing him because she HATES Perry and Perry is backing Dewhurst (the guy with the ACTUAL record).

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 30, 2012 03:48 AM (KL49F)

257 249 Prothonotary Warbler- You don't know me, and that is new to me. It must be the Al Qaeda in Iraq that time-travelled? Iraq was a mistake, and the sooner we accept that, the better. Anyway, Cheney is a disaster, but he is right about Palin. She did not appear to be ready, even though I like her, and voted for her enthusiastically.

Posted by: Baldy at July 30, 2012 04:34 AM (opS9C)

258 Liz Cheney says Palin more qualified than Obama and Biden combined

Posted by: Roger at July 30, 2012 05:53 AM (6g/nh)

259 Sorry, Baldy; I was pissed at Cheney, there, and deflected it onto you without realizing you were also criticizing him. I do think the War on Terror was one of the few things the Bush administration did well, but I'm just gonna drop that subject for now.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at July 30, 2012 06:49 AM (cRzgp)

260 267 Prothonotary Warbler - I'm sorry for being so anti-Cheney... I think he is great in many ways. I guess I just have conflicted thoughts about all of them - Bush, Cheney & Palin. ALL of them got a bum deal from the press. I do wish the mexican border would have been secured. In the end, THAT is one of the biggest disasters of the last few decades. Iraq will be a footnote, but unfettered immigration of unassimilated peoples will destroy this country.

Posted by: Baldy at July 30, 2012 07:03 AM (opS9C)

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