Former Bush officials support Obama but fear "Cheney Circle'
John Manning
Former Bush officials avoid publicly supporting Obama�s policies out of
fear of �Cheney�s circle.�
Reporter Peter Baker has a New York Times Magazine piece out today about
�Obama�s War on Terrorism.� Matt Yglesias flags an interesting passage
from the article revealing the cowardice of former Bush administration
officials:
A half-dozen former senior Bush officials involved in
counterterrorism told me before the Christmas Day incident that for
the most part, they were comfortable with Obama�s policies, although
they were reluctant to say so on the record.
Some worried they would draw the ire of Cheney�s circle if they did,
while others calculated that calling attention to the similarities
to Bush would only make it harder for Obama to stay the course. And
they generally resent Obama�s anti-Bush rhetoric and are unwilling
to give him political cover by defending him.
Yglesias adds, �It�s really staggering what this says about the ethical
caliber of the people we�re talking about. � But some of them don�t want
to say he�s [Obama's] doing the right thing because that might make Dick
Cheney mad and they�re timid, gutless careerists? And others don�t want
to say he�s doing the right thing because their feelings are hurt that a
Democrat said bad things about his grossly unpopular Republican
predecessor?�
Links here: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/04/cheney-wrath-terrorism/
�R.L.Measures
<jrob...@terra.com.br> wrote:
> Former Bush officials avoid publicly supporting Obama�s policies out of
> fear of �Cheney�s circle.�
>
> Reporter Peter Baker has a New York Times Magazine piece out today about
> �Obama�s War on Terrorism.� Matt Yglesias flags an interesting passage
> from the article revealing the cowardice of former Bush administration
> officials:
>
> A half-dozen former senior Bush officials involved in
> counterterrorism told me before the Christmas Day incident that for
> the most part, they were comfortable with Obama�s policies, although
> they were reluctant to say so on the record.
>
> Some worried they would draw the ire of Cheney�s circle if they did,...
� chortle. All one needs to know about Cheney is that after one of his
heart attacks, his physician advised him to lose weight but Cheney gained
40-lbs.
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Father Haskell
> In article <b4qdnQSaOYovst_WnZ2dnUVZ_smdn...@giganews.com>, John Manning
>
> <jrobe...@terra.com.br> wrote:
> > Former Bush officials avoid publicly supporting Obama’s policies out of
> > fear of ‘Cheney’s circle.’
>
> > Reporter Peter Baker has a New York Times Magazine piece out today about
> > “Obama’s War on Terrorism.” Matt Yglesias flags an interesting passage
> > from the article revealing the cowardice of former Bush administration
> > officials:
>
> > A half-dozen former senior Bush officials involved in
> > counterterrorism told me before the Christmas Day incident that for
> > the most part, they were comfortable with Obama’s policies, although
> > they were reluctant to say so on the record.
>
> > Some worried they would draw the ire of Cheney’s circle if they did,...
>
> • chortle. All one needs to know about Cheney is that after one of his
> heart attacks, his physician advised him to lose weight but Cheney gained
> 40-lbs.
Doc's lucky Cheney didn't grab his rifle and shoot him.
�R.L.Measures
<f96b9842-3058-4676...@r12g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
Father Haskell <father...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jan 5, 1:18=A0pm, r...@somis.org (=95R.L.Measures) wrote:
> > In article <b4qdnQSaOYovst_WnZ2dnUVZ_smdn...@giganews.com>, John Manning
> >
> > <jrobe...@terra.com.br> wrote:
> > > Former Bush officials avoid publicly supporting Obama=92s policies out =
> of
> > > fear of =91Cheney=92s circle.=92
> >
> > > Reporter Peter Baker has a New York Times Magazine piece out today abou=
> t
> > > =93Obama=92s War on Terrorism.=94 Matt Yglesias flags an interesting pa=
> ssage
> > > from the article revealing the cowardice of former Bush administration
> > > officials:
> >
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0A half-dozen former senior Bush officials involved in
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0counterterrorism told me before the Christmas Day incident t=
> hat for
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0the most part, they were comfortable with Obama=92s policies=
> , although
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0they were reluctant to say so on the record.
> >
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0Some worried they would draw the ire of Cheney=92s circle if=
> they did,...
> >
> > =95 =A0chortle. =A0All one needs to know about Cheney is that after one o=
> f his
> > heart attacks, his physician advised him to lose weight but Cheney gained
> > 40-lbs.
>
> Doc's lucky Cheney didn't grab his rifle and shoot him.
** chortle. Beer and quail hunting are apparently not a good combo.