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Dan Froomkin of The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that Dick Cheney has
spent part of August at his home outside Jackson Wyoming. A Cheney spokesperson
insisted it wasn't a vacation because he'd had some briefings.
As of Wednesday -- two days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the
Gulf States -- Cheney
was STILL VACATIONING IN JACKSON WYOMING. And when was Cheney headed back
to Washington?
"He will certainly be coming back. I'm not able to tell you the
day right now. I don't have that handy."
Can you believe it? (Kudos to reader Aaron for pointing us to this.) For days
AFTER the worst natural disaster in our nation's history:
Bush stayed on vacation. On Monday he went to Arizona to cut a birthday
cake with John McCain and play politics on Medicare. On Tuesday -- as the flood
waters were rising and the death toll mounted -- Bush played politics again,
heading out to California to make a speech offering another excuse for staying
the course in Iraq (oil!) and jamming on a guitar. He knew he had to end his
vacation early (sigh) but couldn't bring himself to head straight to Washington
DC. So Bush went BACK to Crawford for one more cozy night of rest before finally
heading back to Washington DC on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Condi Rice is in the midst of a THREE DAY vacation that
began AFTER the hurricane struck New Orleans. She's gone to a Broadway show,
played tennis with Monica Seles and reportedly bought really expensive Ferragamo
shoes.
And DICK CHENEY HAS BEEN HANGING OUT IN JACKSON, WYOMING ALL THIS TIME!!!!
Every damn reporter in this country better insist on asking again and again
and again exactly what Cheney and Rice have been doing these last few days and
why the HELL THEY WEREN'T BACK IN WASHINGTON DC DEALING WITH THE WORST
DISASTER IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.
If this doesn't wake people up to their utter callousness, stupidity and contempt
for average Americans -- especially at a time of the most dire crisis -- well,
then nothing will.
Bush is relaxing in Crawford, Condi is going to a Broadway show and
Dick Cheney is probably fly fishing -- all AFTER the hurricane struck.
WHERE IS DICK? WHEN DID HE GET BACK TO DC? WHY WASN'T HE BACK THERE
ON MONDAY? OR TUESDAY? OR WEDNESDAY?