The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto says:
If the Bush administration's policies really did keep us safe for 7½ years, then it stands to reason that the Obama administrations' policies may be endangering us now. Certainly that is how the public would see it in the event of another terrorist attack.
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If that happens, heaven forbid, Obama will be seen to have failed in the most basic presidential duty, and the Bush administration will be vindicated. As inconceivable as it may seem today, the 2012 election may end up turning on national security. Republicans would be wise to nominate someone with both toughness and experience. Under such circumstances, it's hard to think of a better candidate--assuming, of course, that he could be persuaded to run--than Richard B. Cheney.
First off, our homeland was kept safe from foreign terrorist attacks, from 1993 through December 2000 under Bill Clinton. It was only after George W Bush and Richard H Cheney took office did we have the worst historical attack against the homeland, with thousands killed (even more than during the attack of Pearl Harbor).
Why the press and media continue to listen to this man that is advocating torture and disobeying our land of laws? To this very weekend the man thinks it was ok for interrogators to have gone beyond even what the Bush administration allowed. This is like listening the Godfather explain why those people he killed or tortured needed to be treated as such. It's like listening to Adolf Hitler explain why he felt he was saving lives by riding his nation of Jews.
Dick Cheney thinks that the end justifies the means. Torture provided information (he says- no proof yet), therefore torture is good -- it saved lives.
Mr Cheney, does this give the police and the FBI the right to torture prisoners in our jails or those they've arrested -- if as you say, it means possibly saving lives?
I mean, think about it. What if we capture a member of the drug cartel. We know that these drugs he is selling can cause death among those that use them. Should we torture this man to find out other gang member's names -- to, as you say, save lives?
Do you have a limit Mr. Cheney as to how far you will go, to quote, save lives?
Should we euthanize people with the H1N1 virus or Aids --- after all, it could, as you say, save others from catching it and possibly dying. How far should we go with this -- ignoring of our laws?
Dick Cheney as president in 2012? A man that ignores our constitution and the Geneva Convention signed by the conservative President Ronald Reagan; You have got to be kidding!
Wouldn't it be extremely interesting to see the results of several polls asking the American people the following question:
If you had the chance to vote for one of the following people as your president today, which one would they choose?
George W. Bush
Richard H. Cheney
Barack H. Obama
Joseph R. Biden
John S. McCain
Sarah L. Palin