With only nine days to go, I'm sincerely hoping Obama and Biden will shed light on some enduring mysteries of the Bush/Cheney years. Please guys, open the doors and let the sun shine in, enquiring minds want to know the truth at last.
For starters, there must be some record somewhere on the pretzel incident. Was George drunk as a skunk when he fell off the couch? If he was drunk-presidenting, we have a right to know. In that vein, was Cheney drunk when he shot Whittington? He admitted to beer with lunch before the shooting. How many? Just asking.
What about Cheney's Secret Energy Task Force? Can we get some answers on that one please? There must be a few files left unshredded. Were Dick and the energy companies really divvying up Iraqi oil fields back in March 2001? How far did those discussions go? Do they explain why Dick was so set on invading Iraq?
But the question that really intrigues me could be answered on January 20. Joe, please, just a little leak to Kos or HuffPo or AP and I'd be forever grateful. Please, tell me:
What's in Cheney's Basement? What was all that blasting about beneath the Naval Observatory back in 2002?
Is there anyone who doesn't wonder what that was all about? Was he building a tunnel to the Shadow Government HQ? Was he installing, as rumored, a full-scale operating room in case his heart gave out? What the heck is down there?
Archive for Monday, December 09, 2002
Secret Work at Cheney’s House Rattles Neighbors
December 09, 2002 in print edition A-15
Neighbors of Vice President Dick Cheney are being shaken and rattled at least once a day by mysterious blasts at the U.S. Naval Observatory where Cheney lives.
The Navy says the explosions are part of a construction project that has been going on for several months, but won’t say more because the project is classified.
Navy spokeswoman Cate Mueller described the work as an “infrastructure improvement, a utility upgrade.”
She said they have tried to reassure the neighborhood – which includes the Washington residence of former President Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) – that the blasts will not damage their homes. She said most understand that, because of national security concerns, they can’t reveal details or confine the construction to a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule.
Joseph Rieser, who lives half a block off Observatory Circle, said each blast was “almost like thunder because it rolls and it lasts a noticeable period, probably several seconds.” He said the explosions rattle windows that aren’t shut tight.
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She said the construction is expected to last eight more months, and for the time being there will be one or two blasts a day, each lasting about three to five seconds.
And speaking of the Shadow Government, can we get a little more info on that one, please. We know Cheney went underground right after 9/11, but what was he actually up to?
Oh, there are so many questions! Was Bush really attending a GOP fundraiser at the Hotel del Coronado on the night of Katrina, while NOLA drowned? Did anyone there think to turn on CNN so the president might have a clue what was going on?
Can we finally find out who ordered the Niger forgery?
Oh geez! I almost forgot: Jeff Gannon! Who planted him in the press corps? Who let him into the WH for all those secret visits?
I've got a million of them. I'm sure you do too. But seriously, could we start with this one please:
What's In Cheney's BASEMENT? Thanks in advance!
What do you hope to find out once the door finally hits them?