Friday, February 3, 2012

The Venerable NeoCon

Nobody ever accused former Vice President Cheney of being "warm and fuzzy."  Still, he looked small and frail earlier today, even straining somewhat to open a bottle of water.  But, once he started talking, I remembered why he was nicknamed Darth Vader.

He believes any withdrawal from either Iraq or Afghanistan is a tragedy.  He considers it "likely" that terrorists will hit the U.S. with a nuclear weapon.  He may be correct, but how do you prove the negative that it might not?

He was asked what could be done to end the gridlock in Washington.  I was disappointed that he limited his comments to denouncing the Democrats' fight to protect entitlements.  While that is a problem, it is certainly not the only problem with Congress.

Humorously, he recounted the story of how he is distantly related to President Obama -- cousins eight generations ago.  He didn't discuss either the markets or the economy.

Truth-In-Blogging:  I liked his boss a whole bunch more than him and wonder if history will agree.