Dick Cheney

Bush, Cheney to skip Republican Convention

With Hurricane Gustav bearing down, more changes to the convention’s schedule are likely in the offing.

By Alex Koppelman August 31, 2008

Waiting for Cheney

Tarmac delays are sinful and insulting to regular people, but only if you’re a liberal.

By Thomas Schaller August 21, 2008

Cheney to speak at Republican convention after all

The announcement comes after rumors that the unpopular vice president wouldn’t even attend.

By Alex Koppelman August 8, 2008

Cheney will go to his bunker

It’s bad enough the Republicans have to let Bush speak at their convention, but they’re not going to compound that mistake by letting Cheney out of his bunker.

By Thomas Schaller August 5, 2008

Happy anniversary, Rush

Three members of the Bush family, and Vice President Cheney, congratulate the right-wing radio host for being on the air 20 years.

By Alex Koppelman August 1, 2008

Quote of the day

Why is Dick Cheney focusing particularly hard on the opinion of “the commander in the field”?

By Alex Koppelman March 24, 2008

“You don’t care what the American people think?”

Dick Cheney says he doesn’t pay attention to “fluctuations” in public opinion on Iraq.

By Alex Koppelman March 19, 2008

War? What war?

News coverage of the war in Iraq has shrunk dramatically.

By Katharine Mieszkowski March 18, 2008

Cheney calls Iraq invasion a “successful endeavor”

The vice president spoke at a press conference during a surprise visit to Iraq.

By Alex Koppelman March 17, 2008

Cheney on Congress: Where are the men?

The vice president says his old friends are marching “to the tune of Nancy Pelosi” and “not carrying the big stick.”

By Tim Grieve December 6, 2007

Four things we don’t believe

What Clinton watches. What Obama doesn’t know. Plus: Oprah Winfrey and Cheney’s heart.

By Tim Grieve November 27, 2007

McClellan implicates Bush, Cheney in Plame lie

Former White House press secretary says the president and vice president were involved in the false exoneration of Libby and Rove.

By Tim Grieve November 20, 2007

Making a mockery of impeachment

The mainstream media on the marginalization beat.

By November 7, 2007

Cheney in the bubble

The vice president says he draws his strength from the “vast majority of the American people.”

By Tim Grieve November 3, 2007

Cheney’s got a gun, again

Warning to readers in New York: The vice president will be hunting this weekend.

By Tim Grieve October 25, 2007

Matthews: V.P.’s office tried to silence me on Cheney’s Iraq role

“Hardball” host says there was a “concerted effort” to stop him from reporting.

By Tim Grieve October 11, 2007

I’m rubber, you’re glue

Clinton calls Cheney “Darth Vader.”

By Tim Grieve September 20, 2007

Who needs benchmarks when you can just miss deadlines?

As the White House fails to comply with a Senate subpoena, Cheney’s office admits it has wiretap documents.

By Tim Grieve August 21, 2007

Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Saddam Hussein and 9/11

Rove explains Cheney’s 1994 view that overthrowing Saddam wouldn’t be worth “very many” American lives.

By Tim Grieve August 20, 2007

That explains everything

Cheney’s office on a 1994 tape in which Cheney says Saddam Hussein isn’t worth too many American lives? He wasn’t vice president then.

By Tim Grieve August 17, 2007