On Gard With Cheney
I'm not sure if I've ever seen coverage of such an odd political event as Vice-President Cheney's appearance at that big-dollar John Gard fundraiser.
Did people turn out to see Cheney because of the rumors that he will resign/get booted (per Peggy Noonan, and later, the right-wing Insight magazine) after the November, 2006 elections, and this might have been folks' only chance to see him?
Especially in a birdshot-free zone?
Or was it a different kind of curiosity: the opportunity to see someone who has actually polled a recent approval rating of 19% - - lower than, say, a convicted Vice-President (Spiro Agnew, 43%) and an all-around wierd guy (Michael Jackson, 25%), but to be fair - - higher than Paris Hilton's 15%?
Hard to say: people are tough to figure - - especially Gard, who wanted to be seen and photographed with a pariah.
posted by Anonymous @ 9:55 AM
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Jim,
The only explanation is, as you know, the first rule in politics; protect your base.
Cheney continues to play well among the most conservative of the Republican electorate and the Bush team regularly throw him out to the rabble hungry for red meat.
Fans of The West Wing who caught the new episode on Sunday saw Sen. Vinick's staff struggle with a similar issue. Vinick played by Alan Alda is seeing his lead over Rep. Santos (played by Jimmy Smits) evaborate as a potential disaster at a nuclear plant calls his support of nuclear power into question.
Vinick is forced to tour the south when he should be focused on undecideds and moderates.
Then there's the need for Pres. Bartlet to send 100K troops to maintain peace in the Near East Asian former Soviet republic of Kyzerkistan. Guess what? Barlet tells his two would be successors that he has no exit strategy!
Whatta show!
NFN
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