Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
powerlineblog.com - 12/23/2008
Just the man for a diminished vice presidency
—
Joe Biden said yesterday that he intends to "restore the balance" in power between the presidency and the vice presidency. Biden was referring to the fact that Vice President Cheney was highly influential during the Bush years. Cheney's influence stemmed from his stature (former White House ...
Dick Cheney's unique gift for making hard questions easy and vice versa. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
slate.com - 12/23/2008
Dick Cheney's unique gift for making hard questions easy and vice versa. - By Dahlia Lithwick - ...
— slate.com — Dick Cheney. Click image to expand. Dick Cheney In an ever-escalating game of chicken between the executive... branch and the rest of the world, Vice President Dick Cheney wants you to understand that he has done nothing wrong over the past eight years. ... (more) Dick Cheney's unique gift for making hard questions easy ...

Comments vote down N/A found this 12/23/2008found this
Cheney’s Legacy of Deception
truthdig.com - 12/24/2008
Cheney’s Legacy of Deception
— truthdig.com — In the end, the shame of Vice President Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of... a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting.  READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries December 23, 2008 One ... (more) Cheney’s Legacy of Deception

Comments vote down Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 12/24/2008found this
corner.nationalreview.com - 12/22/2008
Biden Reinforces the Point
— corner.nationalreview.com — Vice President Cheney had a little fun at his successor-to-be's expense today, telling Fox News Sunday that... he didn't take Joe Biden's criticism of his tenure too seriously because Joe Biden doesn't know the Constitution from a hole in the ground.  ... (more) Biden Reinforces the Point

Comments vote down Pat Dollard | Young Americans found this 12/22/2008found this

Blog Reactions

AMERICAN DIGEST:  Tuesday, December 23

Comments
Blog Reactions

Tuesday, December 23
AMERICAN DIGEST — ... Good question: “Why would I put anything on the Web?” asked Dan Jacobson, the publisher and owner of TriCityNews.... There are six columnists in addition to the full-time staff, and they write with a mix of attitude and reporting that Mr. Jacobson describes as a “plog,” a blog on paper. -The Media Equation - A New Jersey Newspaper Shuns the Web, and Thrives Joe Biden: Just the man for a diminished vice presidency. Democratic despotism ...

Related Content
"I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody"
powerlineblog.com 1/16/2009 — Joe Biden has been talking about his favorite topic -- Joe Biden. In particular, he's been attempting to talk his way past the widespread view that he, Joe Biden, marks a return to the days of the irrelevant vice president. Talkin' Joe himself has ...
Obama’s Race Against the Economy
pajamasmedia.com 12/26/2008 — If a recovery begins too soon, a massive “stimulus” package might not be needed. Democrats consider that a bad thing.
Lowering Expectations for Obama/Biden
openleft.com 12/23/2008 — Here's Joe Biden. Vice President-elect Joe Biden is worried about the "exceedingly high expectations" the world community has for Barack Obama's presidency. He believes he and Obama must follow through with action to show how they're different than ...
Biden and Cheney to Meet Tomorrow
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/13/2008 — By Michael A. Fletcher Vice President-elect Joe Biden is scheduled to meet tomorrow with Dick Cheney, the man he has called "the most dangerous vice president we've had probably" in U.S. history. The session is scheduled to take place late tomorrow ...
Rove: Joe Biden Is Trying To Acquire More Power Than Dick Cheney
thinkprogress.org 12/24/2008 — In a recent interview, Joe Biden recounted how he told President-elect Obama that as vice president, he would like to be involved “in every important decision you’ll make, every critical decision , economic and political as well as foreign ...
Cheney Slaps Biden Upside The Head.....
joshuapundit.blogspot.com 12/26/2008 — I absolutely loved this, on several levels. With around a month to go until he retires, Vice President Dick Cheney decided it was time for a little payback to VP elect Joe Biden . In a FOX news interview, VP Cheney was asked about Biden's oft quoted ...
Anatomy of a Vice Presidency
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/17/2008 — Let me just say to begin with that it is flattering and daunting, in more or less equal parts, to talk about my new book on Vice President Cheney with four of its published critics: Jacob Heilbrunn in the NYT Book Review , Steve Clemons in the ...
It's been that kind of presidency
washingtonmonthly.com 12/23/2008 — IT'S BEEN THAT KIND OF PRESIDENCY.... On Fox News yesterday, Chris Wallace asked Dick Cheney to identify the "highest moment" of the last eight years. It wasn't a trick question. Cheney pondered this for a few moments before answering, "Well,...
Cheney’s Highest Moment in the Last 8 Years? 9/11.
commentsfromleftfield.com 12/23/2008 — From the Washington Post : Vice President Cheney offered an unabashed defense of the Bush administration’s claims of broad executive powers today, mocking criticism from Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and saying the president ...
'Most dangerous VP we've had' Cheney welcomes Biden, who said that
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/14/2008 — It was the political summit of two professional politicians, the departing vice president, who may be the most powerful No. 2 in American presidential history, and the incoming vice president, who has publicly said some pretty mean stuff about his ...
Biden has some sympathy for Bush — but none for Cheney — CNN Political Ticker 12/22/2008
There’s no love lost between Biden and Cheney. (CNN) – Joe Biden says he has some sympathy for George Bush after the president became the target of a shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist – but the Vice president-elect struck a tougher tone on Dick ...
Biden starting to raise profile — CNN Political Ticker 12/22/2008
VP-elect Biden will play a key role by leading the meeting to help pass the stimulus package. (CNN) – CNN has learned that Vice President-elect Joe Biden will chair a meeting of the transition team's top economic advisers on Tuesday, as the ...
Contrasting views of Cheney — POLITICO.com: Politics 12/22/2008
In the Arena , historian Julian Zelizer calls Dick Cheney the most influential vice-president in history, and Lanny Davis says he was “the most dangerous."
Biden to chair economic transition team meeting — CNN.com - Politics 12/23/2008
Vice President-elect Joe Biden will chair a meeting of the presidential transition team's top economic advisers on Tuesday, as the incoming administration tries to craft and sell an expected $775 billion economic recovery package to Congress, CNN ...
Cheney, Biden Disagree on VP's Power in Separate TV Interviews — Wash Post Obama Administration 12/22/2008
Vice President Cheney and his successor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., exchanged insults yesterday in a pair of unusually critical television interviews, laying bare apparent animosity between the two as Cheney prepares to hand over power next month.