Isn't that a code word for;

"it's my opinion, but I need to blame it on someone else that might have credibility because I have no credibility left and EVERYBODY knows it."?

http://gjresult.com

Cheney is a most unexpected adversary for the leftists running the
country.  Unfortunately for them, the former VP has one very positive
credential - he and his government prevented all attacks on the US
homeland after 9/11.  People that value their safety - even leftists -
are inclined to listen.

Team Obama's method for dealing with dissidents is character
assasination.  Only Cheney's character has already been maligned and
people are still listening!  The last remaining option is for Team
Obama to find someone that calls himself a Republican - to make 
un-credible statements without attribution.

Obama's political team has an 'enemies' list.  They were surprised to put Cheney's name back on it.  Since they already assasinated his character during the campaign, they have few options left.

For a look at what might be Obama's top ten list of adversaries, you can look at:

http://firstconserva...

I wish Cheney and his daughter Liz would talk more!  They are both very smart.  Liz is so good at making a point and usually makes the fool that she is debating show how stupid they are.

First, how many GOP strategists speak for or even are conservatives? Second, the MSM can simply stop inviting Cheney to THEIR shows, can't they? By 2012 with the tax increases, deficits, rising interest rates and inflation comin g from BO's actions, Bush might not be such a bad memory, in comparison.  Did these "stategists" ever consider that?  Hell no, RINOs are too locked in to the Beltway belief system.  Nearly every election that was predicated on a cult of the personality basis was folloowed by one based on very pragmatic choices.  And these assholes "know" politics. Yeah.

The reporter suggests that Cheney is wrong because he's unpopular, even among his supposed allies. Again, this is a simple case of argument ad hominem, and it's a logical fallacy.

The reporter, Dan Balz, explains Cheney's comments solely from the perspective of the inside-the-beltway's public relations game. The problem with the PR game is that it has no rules. It's a game of shifting (and manipulating) expectations. It's a line of politicos who are willing to step forward only if they think everyone else is going to; and each politico tries to play "you first."

You win a PR game by manipulating expectations, which doesn't require you to tell the truth. You can get two people to go in a certain direction by telling both of them that the other guy is headed that way.

You can persuade inside-the beltway consultants simply by telling them that other consultants agree with you. Balz's article is trying to persuade people by claiming (but not proving) that it's how everyone else feels. Balz and the Washington Post assume that readers will trust them.

I don't. Prove it.

Cheney detractors are a principal reason for Republican defeat, and if they continue, they will assure defeat for the future. A Republican "strategist" said,"Cheney continues to be a force among many members of our base, and while he is entirely unhelpful, no one has the standing to show him the door." This is nonsense! That strategist should find other work. How helpful is it for the Republicans to adopt most of the Democrat platform? The answer resides in the last election. Republicans must be less Democrat, not more!

First the anonymous Republican have to be the Noonan's of the world. Their words have very little value to Republican party and especially the Conservatives.

 Second we could put Mr. Cheney on the shelf if any of our elected Republican (leaders???) would speak out on the issues of the day. Outside of Hoekstra who has taken on Pelosy? Nobody. Who has taken on Frank and Dodd by name on the Sunday shows? Nobody. Who has challenged the Bamster and his radical policies? Nobody.

Because of this lack of leadership we end up with vacumn that is filled by Noonans' of the world. No Stones no Glory. No Glory no Victory in 2010. Just a sad fact of life for the poor working conservative.

i can not believe how the dems and the media are trying to shut Cheney up and label him as a idiot or bitter etc.. i mean the guy was the VP for the last 8 years, was in on all the happenings and seen all the intel and everything, to dismiss him is foolish. 

i say keep it up Cheney, you have our support!

WaPo and NYT stories have all the punch and firmness of a limp penis.  It has become so commonplace with both of these rags to see stories like this with vague accusations like "Lots of other republicans agree" or "Most of his constituents have pressed..".  It's sloppy journalism.  Back in the day if you didn't address the Who, What, When, Why and Where, you didn't get to put it in print.

"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates

"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po