Cheney on new GOP leadership: “I’d go with Rush Limbaugh”
Posted on 10. May, 2009 by nostraboris in Politics
Colin Powell kinda reminds me of a Mexican dude saying: “I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed me”. It’s sort of true, but BS at the same time.
Although the GOP shrunk and covers a smaller area on the demographic map, it didn’t suddenly swerve to the far right. It has steadily traveled there for years, and for someone who was part of the force driving it there, complaining seems a little insincere. To be fair, at least Powell is speaking up, instead of pretending to be “driven out” like the opportunistic Arlen Specter.
At the same time, Dick Cheney is desperately trying to adjust his legacy as being responsible for eroding Republican appeal. On “Face the Nation, he suggested it wasn’t the GOP, but Powell that changed positions:
“If I had to choose in terms of being a Republican, I’d go with Rush Limbaugh. My take on it was Colin had already left the party. I didn’t know he was still a Republican.”
By suggesting that Powell is a defector from his party, Cheney defines a loyal member as one who is in lock step with the party’s executive branch (Limbaugh), rather then to it’s original platform. A Nixonian Cheney-ism that does not surprise.
Clinging to Bush era politics, Cheney remains confident that CLAIMING certain conservative values is the same as actually upholding them. Along with Boss Limbaugh, he is still betting on the ignorance of the voters:
“We win elections when we have good solid conservative principles to run upon.”
Exactly. Consumed by changing his legacy, Dick Cheney doesn’t realize he lost the bet quite a while ago.
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