That’s my advice to former Vice President Dick Cheney. I’ve used this blog to criticize former Presidents Clinton and Carter for not maintaining a dignified silence now that they are former Presidents. Cheney should take the same approach that both former Presidents Bush have in this matter.
I understand that the Obama Administration has been using the unseemly practice of blaming every woe the nation has on the Bush Administration, but that doesn’t justify your recent comments and interviews.
It is more dignified by far to let President Obama’s ineptness come to light on it’s own as it no doubt will.
Thank you.
I’ve thought about this for several days and have to disagree. I think at this point that the Democrats and their allies in the MSM see us as suckers for playing by Queensberry rules while they play by street fight rules. I think that part of the reason that the Republicans have done so poorly at the polls for the last 4 years is that we leave accusations unchallenged, lies ignored, and attacks undefended.President Bush may be content to remain silent and let history judge his presidency, but that is not going to help the Republicans in the short term.If you haven’t noticed, VP Cheney’s defense of the Bush administration has already had an effect, and caused Obama to back down on prosecuting the Bush lawyers over “torture” memos. If more of the Republicans would develop the same sort of backbone and willingness to confront our political enemies (yes, I said enemies. They aren’t our friends, even though they’re our fellow Americans) then maybe we could begin to attract some swing voters back into the fold.
Bob you have a great point. I’m just not sure if VP Cheney is the standard bearer we need. Although I appreciate his great contributions during the Bush Administration, it’s important to have someone that can attack the wrong headed policies and MSM support for them without being susceptible to personal attacks and distractions. Of course the problem is that the MSM will attack just about any conservative or Republican who speaks out. It’s a thorny issue.