Loose Lips

Is this really the right time to hear from Dick Cheney? Someone please answer this question for me. On Tuesday, Dick Cheney sat down with Politico.com and warned that there is a "high probability" that this country will come under terrorists attack in the very near future due to Obama's foreign policy. I have heard of selective memory but this takes it to a new level. Has Cheney forgot that some of his policies and torture methods are the reason that we now have to do a smooth over in many parts of the world. Cheney proceeds to beat on his chest when he states that if it were not for the policies that he and the Bush administration stood behind, this country would of been attacked a lot sooner. Now, one could look at this interview and say that Cheney is a bitter old man who is not happy with the slights that have been sent his way from the Obama camp. Or, one could say that this interview is from a man who will do and say anything to preserve his legacy by any means.

This interview does show a fundamental difference in the Bush and the Obama administration. The Bush administration has consistently been labled as war mongers who are willing to do whatever that needs to be done. They believed in going against the grain and not really being concerned about those that disagreed. Coming in, the Obama administration right now is looked at as a group that will think things all the way through and make a sound decision. They are not looking to shake things up to much and that can be viewed as a plus or a minus. Cheney did make a good point in that sometimes actions need to be taken that will cause controversy. We will see going forward if Obama is willing to put himself out there like that.

If anyone needed a secret service agent right now it is Bernard Madoff. His lists of clients that got burned is growing by the day. He needs to feel lucky that he is on house arrest right now. 50 billion lost is a very big number. Secret service should be over his house as we speak. (Vincent Foster anyone)