So?
Posted 22 weeks 1 day ago byIn an interview this week, Vice President Cheney responds to two-thirds of the American people's disapproval of the war with one word and a smirk: "so?"
We see very little of our humble Vice President Dick Cheney. He's rarely seen out and about and very rarely do you see him do anything concerning the press. However, every once in awhile -perhaps once or twice a year- we, the American public, gets the opportunity to listen to this man speak. After all, he is only a heartbeat away from the presidency, shouldn't we sort of get to know him better?
Then many of us realize yet again why we shouldn't ask for such appearances to happen.
The comment is so brash and audacious. I've been so wrapped up in this nomination campaign that I've fallen a little bit out of touch with the administration happenings. It seemed so long that every day I would come home from classes or work, turn on the news, and want to rip my hair out. It's comments and actions like these that are so frustrating, not to mention embarrassing that this is what represents and leads our country.
Also, it's not a fluctuation in the public opinion- the positive view on the war has been on a sharp and steady decline for years now.
After 5 years, after nearly 4,000 troop deaths, after displacing millions of Iraqis, after gross inepittude, mismanagement, and ransacking of American funds- all you have to say is "SO?", Vice President Cheney? Don't acknowledge your failures, your lies, your misgivings, your faulty stategies, those who are dead, and those whose lives are left in ruins.
It seems to me that the executive branch and those who compose it forget what their job entails or who they represent. The government works for us and represents us.
But at least I can say with some sort of certainty, that for once I don't feel lied to. "So" just says it all.
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Originally posted by liberalredhead on 20DC.com
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Cheney is out of touch.
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by AnonymousIt's because this administration has continually turned a cold shoulder to the will of the people. And on a major item like Iraq, where our sons and daughters are fighting and dying, he seems callous and out of touch.
Not to mention that my children will be paying for this debacle for their entire lives, with it's $3 trillion price tag - before services for the soldiers.
It just goes to show that the Bush administration is completely out of touch with the real world.
A smirk and a "so"
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by Ben"The comment is so brash and audacious."
Yes, but why? You oppose the war and dislike the administration. Fine.
Why does it matter that two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a particular poll oppose the war? Opinion polls do not, for the most part, dictate policy. And the United States is not a pure democracy.
The controversial question at hand is what should the United States do? What is in the country's interest? Often measures of public opinion reflect certain passions of the moment, but might not represent what's right for the country.
So I reiterate: Cheney's comment may be "brash and audacious," but that doesn't make it wrong. You should offer a case why it may be wrong after all.