I caught a late segment on Hardball, with Matthews questioning a Democratic and a Republican strategists--two that I hadn't seen before (and sorry, I don't remember their names). Anyway, they were of course debating the relative abilities of Edwards and Cheney to assume the Presidency, and the Republican said this:
In times of danger, Cheney has had a steady hand on the till.
The
till, mind you, not
the tiller. I love it.
Wouldn't that be a great addition to Kerry's stump speech?
In times of danger, Americans expect a President to have a steady hand on the tiller of the ship of state. But in these times of danger, President Bush and Vice President Cheney have kept their hands steadily on the till. No-bid contracts for Halliburton, in the face of fraud and price-gouging. Plum ambassadorships for Bush's best fundraising cronies. Massive tax cuts for their wealthiest friends. . . .