Dick Cheney

Romney: Cheney is the 'kind of person I'd like to have' as my vice president

Mitt Romney has a vice presidential muse: Dick Cheney. The Republican presidential hopeful sang the praises of President Bush's right-hand man this week, declaring Cheney has the qualities he'd like to see in a running mate.

Romney: Cheney is the 'kind of person I'd like to have' as my vice president

Cheney on same-sex marriage: 'I certainly dont have a problem with it'

Dick Cheney may be a neo-con, but when it comes to gay marriage, he's still downright progressive.

Cheney on same-sex marriage: 'I certainly dont have a problem with it'

Voice of the People for September 8, 2011

Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg, for making me feel much better about my feelings regarding the 9/11 anniversary. I am a retired police officer who was at the scene moments before the second plane struck the World Trade Center. At first, I felt a sense of emptiness when I heard that first responders were not welcome at the memorial on the 10th anniversary of the attack.

Voice of the People for September 8, 2011

Cheney: Hillary would have been easier 'to work with' than Obama

WASHINGTON - Dick Cheney sounded more like a disgruntled Democratic liberal Sunday than the GOP's prince of darkness when he gleefully hinted that Hillary Clinton might have been a better President than Barack Obama.

Cheney: Hillary would have been easier 'to work with' than Obama

Sept. 11 TV specials come to nearly every network

There will be times this week when it's hard not to find a 9/11 special somewhere. All major broadcast and cable news networks, plus most local stations, plan to cover Ground Zero ceremonies on Sunday, Sept. 11, approximately 8- 11 a.m.

Sept. 11 TV specials come to nearly every network

Lupica: Baseball is on the clock

When Sonny Hertzberg died a few years ago, it was pointed out in his obituary that while he averaged just over eight points a game, pro basketball was a "rough, slow game" in his time. That is what baseball has too often become. And you know we are moving up on midweek playoff games, with more commercial time between innings, especially in the AL that will end 'round midnight.

Ex-MI5 boss: It may be time to negotiate with Al Qaeda

Posted on 2011-09-02 15:41:07

The former head of Britain's crack counterterrorism agency has dropped a bomb of her own, suggesting the U.S. and U.K. enter peace talks with Al Qaeda.Read More

Lupica: Cheney never a hero, and now a zero

Posted on 2011-09-01 21:00:00

So it has come to this with Dick Cheney: Now that he can't start the kind of wars he never wanted to fight himself, he fights instead with people he worked with when he was the most dangerous vice president in history. And tortures them into reading his new book.Read More

Rice hits back at Cheney: His memoir is an 'attack on my integrity'

Posted on 2011-09-01 09:12:04

Condoleezza Rice is hitting back at Dick Cheney for what she's calling an "attack on my integrity" in the former vice president's new memoir.Read More

Cheney: I don't think the Iraq War 'damaged our reputation'

Posted on 2011-08-30 13:06:02

Former Vice President Dick Cheney fiercely defended the Iraq War on Tuesday, disputing the notion the controversial conflict tarnished America's image abroad.Read More

Colin Powell slams Cheney's book: 'I think Dick overshot the runway'

Posted on 2011-08-28 14:55:04

Colin Powell has a message for Dick Cheney: His head is perfectly fine.Read More

Kennedy: Dick Cheney has no regrets?

Posted on 2011-08-26 13:29:03

According to news reports about former Vice President Dick Cheney's autobiography, "In My Time," he has made no apologies regarding his work in public office. He does regret the U.S. did not bomb Syria, but that hardly qualifies as a mea culpa.Read More

Lupica: Small-time players flail to finish in debt deal

Posted on 2011-07-31 22:35:00

This is a big deal made by amazing small-timers and second-raters like Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid and John Boehner, the ones who say they are speaking for average Americans and are completely out of touch with them.Read More

Human Rights Watch asks Obama to launch investigation into Bush-era torture

Posted on 2011-07-12 12:51:06

A well-known human rights group wants the U.S. to launch a criminal probe into former President George W. Bush's authorization of enhanced interrogation of terror suspects.Read More

Sen. McCain: Bin Laden was not killed because of information obtained by torture

Posted on 2011-05-12 14:27:46

Torture did not produce the information that led to Osama Bin Laden, Arizona Sen. John McCain declared Thursday.Read More

Voice of the People for May 10, 2011

Posted on 2011-05-09 20:10:00

I would like to thank the MTA for waking up Woodhaven mothers to the sweet sounds of track construction at 5:50 a.m. this Sunday. It sure beat being woken up to a leisurely breakfast in bed.Read More

Cheney, Rumsfeld, other Bush officials claim credit for nabbing Bin Laden

Posted on 2011-05-08 17:10:17

A parade of former Bush administration officials went on the Sunday political shows to talk up waterboarding and claim a measure of credit for bagging Osama Bin Laden.Read More

Voice of the People for May 4, 2011

Posted on 2011-05-03 19:55:00

Those who paint President Obama as soft on terror do so because he presents the face of reason to the world. Nonetheless, he changed U.S. policy and used drones to attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan, a political calculus too complicated for his predecessor, George W. Bush.Read More

Snubbed? Palin weighs in on Bin Laden death, doesn't mention Obama by name

Posted on 2011-05-03 08:38:37

Sarah Palin weighed in on the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden on Monday, giving thanks to U.S. troops, the country's intelligence operations, and even President George W. BushRead More