Where is Dick Cheney?

[LadyJeanne]

He's alive!

But he's not going to Canada...


Sunday, September 04, 2005


Cheney visit postponed

U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney has postponed his visit to Alberta in order to tend to duties at home in the wake of hurricane Katrina.

Marisa Etmanski, spokeswoman for Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, says the White House contacted Klein's office Saturday.

Cheney had planned to visit Alberta on Thursday and Friday, stopping first in Calgary and then visiting Fort McMurray and touring the oilsands.

Etmanski said Klein's reaction to Cheney's change of plans was nothing but understanding. (Edmonton Journal)

http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmo....html?id=aaaed5cb-ca68-4ee5-b633-d149b6895ccc

 

[LadyJeanne]

Bush strikes somber tone in face of storm crisis
By Elisabeth Bumiller and Adam Nagourney

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2005


"As Bush spoke (from the Rose Garden), Vice President Dick Cheney and Karl Rove, the president's senior political adviser, listened on the sidelines, as did Dan Bartlett, the counselor to the president and Bush's overseer of communications strategy. Their presence underscored how seriously the White House is reacting to the political crisis it faces."

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/04/news/bush.php

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

Please God, grant that I never learn to think like a politician.

As White House Anxiety Grows, Bush Tries to Quell Political Crisis


. . The last-minute overhaul of the president's plans reflected what analysts and some Republicans said was a long-term threat to Mr. Bush's presidency created by the perception that the White House had failed to respond to the crisis. Several said the political fallout over the hurricane could complicate a second-term agenda that includes major changes to Social Security, the tax code and the immigration system.

"This is very much going to divert the agenda," said Tom Rath, a New Hampshire Republican with ties to the White House. "Some of this is momentary. I think the Bush capital will be rapidly replenished if they begin to respond here."

Donald P. Green, a professor of political science at Yale University, said: "The possibility for very serious damage to the administration exists. The unmistakable conclusion one would draw from this was this was a massive administration failure."

And Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, urged Mr. Bush to quickly propose a rebuilding plan for New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast, arguing that an ambitious gesture could restore his power in Congress.

"If it's done right, it adds energy to the rest of his agenda," Mr. Gingrich said. "If it's done wrong, it swamps the rest of his agenda."

The silence of many prominent Democrats reflects their conclusion that the president is on treacherous political ground and that attacking him would permit the White House to dismiss the criticism as partisan politics-as-usual, a senior Democratic aide said.

Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, disputed the notion that Mr. Bush's long-term political viability was endangered and said Saturday that he was confident the administration would be able to push ahead successfully with its second-term agenda. "There are a number of priorities, and we will address all of them," he said

For all the enormity of the destruction and the lingering uncertainty about how many years it will take to "rebuild the great city of New Orleans," as Mr. Bush said in his remarks on Saturday, some Republicans suggested that the impact could prove fleeting in this age of fast-moving events, and that Mr. Bush's visit to the region on Friday had helped some in addressing concerns about his response. . . .

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Seriously. Where is he? I haven't heard word one about or from Cheney during this disaster. Where is the VP?

Hey, somebody has to make sure that Halliburton gets all the Govt. repair contracts down south.