Dick Cheney The Water Boy

I for one have noticed that former Vice President Cheney has become more and more vocal over that past two months. The first five weeks after leaving office, I feel that both he and President Bush opted to play the appropriate roles of fading into the backdrop as the new president laid out his administrations and set its goals and cabinet positions. And I believe that President Bush is maintaining his silence for good reason.

But as the Obama administration came to the forefront of power and control, both the new president and his spokespeople and cabinet appointments seemed to be bent on targeting George Bush at every opportunity for their blame and disdain game of partisan political hacking.

The problem is? Those tactics will only carry so far. Both with those who were formerly in these positions and with the American people at large. And thus after over six weeks of continued attacks and attempts to vilify the former president at every turn and for every blame, Dick Cheney changed course and rose to the challenge of defense of the administration and its policies and decision making.

And the one thing that Dick Cheney brings to any political discussion, is both experience and political savvy. And the ability to cut to the quick and shape the essence of the debate to a crystalline point of focus and clarity instantly. And thus he set about to speak up for and challenge the ongoing brow beating that the Obama administration have been vilifying the Bush era with. And he has rightly defended the policies designed to protect this nation during time of war as he once again did today in another of his spirited defenses of the record.

I for one applaud his efforts and appreciate his decision to stand forward and take on those whose only ability thus demonstrated with any clarity, is that of their tongue wagging and finger pointing.

Of course the mainstream media will continue to attempt to parse and deflect any and all criticisms of the Obama administration, while joining in the on going bashing of George Bush. But the people of America know what happened and what has been prevented from happening. Whether they recognize that openly or in private.

And as once again witnessed today with Obama's speech vilifying the former president once again and promising the closing of Guantanamo and the cessation of all interrogation techniques, the proof will be in the days that follow. Just as they were in the days that have followed other hollow promises of previous administrations and as they have followed with the misguided and ignorant decisions of other world leaders.

But in the interim, Americans seem to have begun to sit up on the edge of their seats and paying a bit more attention of late to what the former vice president has had to say. Call it the uneasiness and uncertainty of the economy or buyers remorse, either way Americans have g=began to sense that the current president is not the answer man and not all that he was billed or claimed and asserted wile on the campaign trail to the White House.

And in the interim? I am glad to see Dick Cheney carrying the water and the message to the America people. One thing is for sure, someone needs to. And the pundits extraordinaire like Limbaugh are neither the messengers or the leaders of the republican party IMO. We have a few senior statesmen still banging around in the republican party. Newt Gingrich is one and certainly Dick Cheney is another. But we need more of the aprty leaders speaking out and challenging this congress and presidency if the people are ever going to be served as they should be.

Its not about simple party politics at this point in time. It is about the continued survival and prosperity of this country and those who we entrust with both our future and our safety. And right now? I am not too comfortable with what I am seeing. And i don't think that I am alone.