Ms. Cheney says dad is protesting Obama’s anti-terror policies because he’s concerned the U.S. is less safe because of them.
Source: http://www.wowowow.com/politics/liz-cheney-obama-should-stop-bashing-my-dad-cherry-picking-intelligence-video-293919
05/12/2009
Liz Cheney is defending her dad once again.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney recently defended the Bush administration’s handling of the War on Terror and criticized the Obama administration for making the nation "less safe," i.e., releasing details of interrogation techniques used on terror suspects. Cheney’s comments have been slammed by the White House, with spokesman Robert Gibbs saying Cheney should stop regurgitating "ideas and a series of thoughts" that "the last election rejected."
But Liz Cheney, a former State Department official, said on MSNBC today that her father is speaking out of genuine concern for the country and to make sure people know what has kept the country safe for the past eight years, and that her dad is willing to make himself available to the Obama administration to talk about what worked and what didn’t.
"I think that is very much the heart of the matter and I think because of that, he feels he has an obligation to speak out," Ms. Cheney said. "My dad feels very strongly that the current administration is making us less safe … It would be the easiest thing in the world for him to just go fishing and spend time with his grandkids."
Ms. Cheney also noted that former Vice President Al Gore was critical of the Bush administration when he left office, and Obama officials and Democrats never miss an opportunity to bash Bush, so why is Cheney getting all this flack?
"Nobody is sort of saying, ‘Gosh, the Obama administration needs to keep quiet about the Bush administration,’" she added.
She also agreed that the Obama administration is cherry-picking intelligence information to release — a charge echoed by Republicans who say the White House is only releasing memos on waterboarding and other intelligence documents that suit their political purposes. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-MI, just this week called on the intelligence community to declassify documents showing what members of Congress — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA — were told about interrogation techniques and when.
The media needs to "hold the administration’s feet to the fire on this," Ms. Cheney said. "People need to ask — when is the selective release of documents going to stop? … It’s really a dishonest game they’re playing."
Watch Ms. Cheney defend the Bush administration on "Morning Joe" below:
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