rulemylife
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ORIGINAL: Succi <OP> Just like the Democrats, the Republicans are not a hegemony. There is always lots of in fighting. As much as either liberal or conservative media would LOVE to have you believe about "the other side" (like, Hillary supporters using the N-word about Obama back in 08). Cheney is his own brand of conservative. His stances (his PERSONAL stances) would seem to lump him in the category of "absorbing the Southern Democrats was a big mistake" (though to my knowledge he has never directly said as much). As much as people want to believe Cheney was the dark puppetmaster, he carried A LOT of water for W. during his two terms. One example: Cheney believes in individual states determining the course of gay marriage, and is personally in favor of it. But when W was pushing that amendment junk, Cheney was right out there with the rest of them, campaigning for the president, because that is his JOB as VP. That's another thing, we have a serious problem separating people and their jobs in this country. This is just his chance to let out a lot of steam, and we already know from multiple sources the Bush and Cheney camps didn't get along very well in the White House, especially the further you got from the center of power. You do realize you are contradicting yourself. With Democrats you have open disagreements and a divided party. There is infighting among Republicans, but as you said, Cheney was out there promoting something contrary to his beliefs. It's something I can't explain but the GOP marches in lockstep. And just to add, how do you respect someone who doesn't have the courage to support his own beliefs?
< Message edited by rulemylife -- 9/3/2011 7:43:46 AM >
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