re: #289 DaChew

I wish Cheney wouldn’t do this. Until the Littlest President, Jimmy Carter, came along, it was generally traditional that former Presidents and VPs didn’t go around criticizing the current Pres.. I know that Jimmy does it all the time and Bill hasn’t been exactly silent but they’re Democrats and Democrats have no class. Somebody has to set an example of poise and statesmanship.

The big difference is that Clinton and especially Carter, were (how should I say it) fond of the spotlight. Cheney doesn’t strike me as the kind of man who likes to revel in their past glory. This was a message, and not an attempt to be “relevant”. I suspect he would be quite happy to go into the sunset quietly, as opposed to some of our previous chief (and vice chief i.e. Gore) executives. He is deeply concerned, and it isn’t about our perception of him nor his ego.

MI