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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:35 PM
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Senator Leahy Knocks Cheney: "I Don't Need Any Lectures From Him"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/leahy-knocks-cheney-i-don_n_165997.html

Senator Patrick Leahy and Dick Cheney have a legendarily icy relationship, one that crested with the former Vice President telling the Judiciary Committee Chairman "go fuck yourself" on the Senate floor.

And while in a recent interview Cheney insisted that the animosity between the two has been "patched up," some, it seems, still remains.

In an interview with Leahy last night, I asked him about the former V.P.'s latest, cryptic assertion that the Obama administration was making it easier for terrorists to successfully attack the United States. The senior Senator from Vermont didn't disappoint.

"I just want to say here Bush and Cheney were in charge when the last attack happened," Leahy said. "They were warned about the last attack before it happened. On September 10th their proposal was to cut our counter-terrorism budget substantially. I don't need any lectures from him. They screwed up badly.

"They are also the same people who said the war in Iraq would be over in a couple weeks, shock and awe and we would find the weapons of mass destruction. Their policy was to let Osama bin Laden get away when we had him cornered and send the troops into a useless war in Iraq. No, no, I don't think he has a great deal of credibility."
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:38 PM
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1. I love Pat Leahy
big time.
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 05:38 PM
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15. Let's brand him: Patric Henry Leahy !!!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 05:42 PM
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17. Good idea
:hi:
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:39 PM
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2. I think Leahy has handed a mighty smack down to The Dick Cheney.
:rofl:
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daninthemoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:39 PM
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3. Why isn't he our Senate Leader? Straight from the shoulder and
absolutely true. Kind of guy we desperately need.
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Zodiak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:52 PM
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12. I think you answered your question
Timid people do not want a firebrand as a leader taking risks on their behalf.

Leahy would be good, though.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:40 PM
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4. Go Pat!
:yourock:
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hamsterjill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:41 PM
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5. Leahy is correct
I like the way he lays it on the line. September 11th happened on Bush's watch, and I'm glad that there are people who still remind the Repukes about that!
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:43 PM
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6. I don't need any lectures from Cheney! I'm a Democrat, godammit.
I already know how to go fuck myself!
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:49 PM
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10. Duh...it's the other way around, with the last 3 elections as proof.
The thugs have screwed themselves & they still haven't learned anything from it.
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:44 PM
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7. Bwahahahahaha!
Go Cheney yourself Cheney and your little bush dog, too.
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:44 PM
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8. Factual, succinct, and blunt.
Slam dunk.



Crawl back under the rock you came from, Cheney, and STFU. You have NO credibility. :kick:
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:48 PM
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9. I wonder what the reporter's reaction was
I'm seeing in my mind's eye a puppy confronted with a pinwheel. Head to one side, wide-eyed look of uncomprehending innocence and bafflement. "Bush and Cheney were in charge when the last attack happened"? Erf? "I don't think he has a great deal of credibility"? Werfle? Then the puppy rolls over on its back and piddles on itself.

Don't tell me I'm the only one who sees this.
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 03:24 PM
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23. lol
i wish i knew, but i just come to DU to get the good parts.
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:51 PM
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11. Damn, I love Leahy.
I am so glad he's chair of the Judiciary committee.
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Uzybone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 04:55 PM
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13. Leahy: "They screwed up badly."
Why don't more democrats say this in regards to Bush and 9/11.
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 05:36 PM
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14. Well said Senator.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 05:39 PM
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16. n o b o d y deserves a lecture from that evil piece of shit
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 07:45 PM
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18. Leahy's response was what should have been in every media source everyday!
:P
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 08:22 PM
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19. Go Pat Go!!!!
You tell em! :thumbsup:
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 08:27 PM
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20. hey pat! where were you in 2002 and 2004 with this tough talk?
Edited on Wed Feb-11-09 08:27 PM by Gabi Hayes
and where were the REST OF THE DEMS when it mattered?

certainly not paying ANY attention to people around here
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kiteinthewind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 12:02 AM
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21. Hell yea!
:toast:
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rosesaylavee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 12:05 AM
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22. Bam.
And he's done with dat guy.
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