July 12th, 2010
 
Former Judge Andrew Napolitano (above), a legal analyst for Fox News Channel, SAYS George W. Bush and Dick Cheney “absolutely should have been indicted for torturing, for spying, for arresting without warrant.”
An excerpt:
[W]hat President Bush did with the suspension of habeas corpus, with the whole concept of Guantanamo Bay, with the whole idea that he could avoid and evade federal laws, treaties, federal judges and the Constitution was blatantly unconstitutional and is some cases criminal.
(Snip)
I’d like to say they [Bush and Cheney] should be indicted for lying, but believe it or not, unless you’re under oath, lying is not a crime. At least not an indictable crime. It’s a moral crime.
March 23rd, 2010
 
Yeah, THIS is a big scandal.
Just like THIS ONE was.
The difference, of course, is that Biden’s utterance was one of celebration, while the other was one of anger and contempt.
In my book, happy F-bombs are far more acceptable than nasty F-bombs.
February 23rd, 2010
Here’s hoping the former veep quickly recovers from THIS.
February 21st, 2010
Man, I’d love to see THESE TWO GUYS go at it face-to-face.
December 31st, 2009
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  Gene Robinson NAILS IT.
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  An excerpt:
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  In a statement to Politico, Cheney seemed to be trying to provide talking points for opponents of the Obama administration who — incredibly — would exploit the Christmas Day terrorist attack for political gain. Cheney’s broadside opens with a big lie, which he then repeats throughout. It is as if he believes that saying something over and over again, in a loud enough voice, magically makes it so.
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  “As I’ve watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war,” Cheney begins.
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  Flat-out untrue.
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  The fact is that Obama has said many times that we are at war against terrorists. He said it as a candidate. He said it in his inaugural address: “Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.” He has said it since.
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  As Cheney well knows, unless he has lost even the most tenuous grip on reality, Obama’s commitment to warfare as an instrument in the fight against terrorism has won the president nothing but grief from the liberal wing of his party, with more certainly to come. Hasn’t anyone told Cheney that Obama is sharply boosting troop levels in Afghanistan in an attempt to avoid losing a war that the Bush administration started but then practically abandoned?
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  UPDATE: Speaking of comeuppance, Andrew Sullivan DOES A NUMBER on Politico’s Mike Allen for pretending to be a journalist while serving as a mouthpiece for Cheney.
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December 2nd, 2009
 
 James Fallows NAILS IT.
 Two excerpts:
 Since leaving office [George W. Bush] has — like most of his predecessors in their first years out of power — maintained a dignified distance from public controversies and let the new team have its chance…
 The former vice president, Dick Cheney, has brought dishonor to himself, his office, and his country. I am not aware of another former President or Vice President behaving as despicably as Cheney has done in the ten months since leaving power…
 UPDATE: Andrew Sullivan is EVEN TOUGHER on Cheney.
 An excerpt:
 It is, again, a breathtaking piece of dishonor from this bitter, angry man. To accuse your successor of “weakness” because he has actually conscientiously tried to figure out the right thing to do in a war Cheney and Bush clearly botched is a new low in American politics and the partisan politicization of war and peace.
 The attack on Obama is an accusation of treason.
