Wednesday, July 22, 2009
What does Obama see in Cheney
For some strange reason, President Obama seems intent on giving gifts to former VP and current Venomous Slug Dickwahd al-Cheney. The why of it remains hidden but the latest goodies are:
Arguing before Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Smith said Tuesday that the court should not unseal Cheney’s interview with prosecutors during the Valerie Plame case because it could make future vice presidents hesitant to cooperate with investigations. He added that Cheney’s words could also be used for political embarrassment and must be kept under wraps until it can only be used in a “historical context.”And
Smith has previously argued that the court should keep Cheney’s words secret because they may turn up on Comedy Central’s fake news program The Daily Show, embarrassing the former vice president.
He asked the court to delay disclosure for 10 years from the day President George W. Bush left office.
On Tuesday, President Obama reportedly granted a request from Cheney to extend secret service protection for the former vice president. Cheney’s security detail was set to expire six months after he left office. The extension grants him another six months of taxpayer-funded, personal security detail.The last thing Dickwahd needs is protection. Like his colorful cousins on the sea floor, he is too venomous to approach safely, much less harm.
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