Contrasting views of Cheney -

The question posed in Arena, a daily conversation about politics among about 200 notables, was “Dick Cheney: demonized or demonic?” Full Story »

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Member Tags: cheney, constitution, bush, 9/11
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Posted by: Posted by Rebecca Hale - Dec 23, 2008 - 6:24 AM PST
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Edited by: Rebecca Hale - Dec 23, 2008 - 6:24 AM PST

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Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Dec. 23, 2008

This is an interesting story, not because it informs my opinion of Cheney but because of what it tells me about those who commented.

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Patricia L'Herrou
3.3
by Patricia L'Herrou - Dec. 24, 2008

opposing viewpoints here not surprising regarding such a controversial and publicly unknowable person. the opinion most resonating among them apparently is 'the potential leverage...by a man who brings a firm "theory of gov't" to high office...particularly when coupled with...pres. bush, who does not'. missing here is a mention that that may well have been precisely the point of the ticket

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Steven Holt
2.2
by Steven Holt - Dec. 23, 2008

Not a bad idea but quotes little substance and little info.

I find it extremely difficult to see Cheney as a victim of anything other than his own overwhelming hubris. He suffers from extreme stubborn certainty of his ideas and even "facts" that are usually demonstrably wrong.

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Rebecca Hale
3.8
by Rebecca Hale - Dec. 23, 2008

This is a good concept - ask people from widely diverging "points of view" to comment on Cheney's legacy.

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