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To: JohnM who wrote (109730)4/24/2009 9:23:37 AM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 541695
 
So what is Cheney doing?
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The New York Times
April 24, 2009
Unemployed, Unapologetic and Unrestrained: It’s Cheney Unbound
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

WASHINGTON — On the mornings he is in town, Dick Cheney wakes up at 6, climbs into his black sport utility vehicle and drives himself to a Starbucks near his McLean, Va., home. He returns with a pair of grande skim lattes — decaf for him, regular for his wife, Lynne — and settles into work in the sun-drenched office above his garage, penning his memoir in longhand on yellow legal pads.

It is the kind of scene that Americans have come to expect from their elder statesmen: a quiet, unassuming return to private life after giving up power. Except, that is, for the quiet and unassuming part.

In the three months since leaving office, Mr. Cheney has upended the old Washington script for former presidents and vice presidents, using a series of interviews — the first just two weeks after leaving office — to kick off one last campaign, not for elective office, but on behalf of his own legacy. In the process, he has become a vocal leader of the opposition to President Obama, rallying conservatives as they search for leadership and heartening Democrats who see him as the ideal political foil.

More at: nytimes.com



To: JohnM who wrote (109730)4/24/2009 10:16:48 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 541695
 
Aha. The smoking gun. 3 or 4 years ago, I predicted Exxon and some of the others were gonna get hit with a tobacco type suit for covering up the truth.