Wednesday, September 08, 2004
You Don't Know Dick Cheney
Until you read this from Rolling Stone.
A choice graf about his service in Wyoming:
Fear More Years.
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Until you read this from Rolling Stone.
A choice graf about his service in Wyoming:
...In an overwhelmingly Republican state, Cheney now had a safe seat in Congress for as long as he wanted. On Capitol Hill, he combined a moderate demeanor with a radical agenda. People who find Cheney's extremism as vice president surprising have not looked at his congressional voting record. In 1986, he was one of only twenty-one members of the House to oppose the Safe Drinking Water Act. He fought efforts to clean up hazardous waste and backed tax breaks for energy corporations. He repeatedly voted against funding for the Veterans Administration. He opposed extending the Civil Rights Act. He opposed the release of Nelson Mandelafrom jail in South Africa. He even voted for cop-killer bullets...
Fear More Years.
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