President Barack Obama authorizes extended Secret Service guard for former VP Dick Cheney

[kpete]

Source: Daily News

President Barack Obama authorizes extended Secret Service guard for former VP Dick Cheney

BY James Gordon Meek and Thomas M. Defrank
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 3:47 AM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney will have another six months of Secret Service protection. Walsh/AP


WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's Secret Service protection has been extended for at least another six months, beginning Tuesday.

Normally, ex-veeps only get six months of protection at taxpayer expense. But Cheney asked for an extension, and President Obama - whom Cheney has excoriated in several interviews since leaving office - recently signed off.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano signed the order extending Cheney's security detail, her spokeswoman Sara Kuban confirmed Monday.

If the Obama administration hadn't gone along with Cheney's request, he would have been forced to hire his own security agents - or go without.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/21/2009-07-21_cheney_keeps_protection_thanks_to_uncle_sam_bam.html

[liberal N proud]

1. Whats Dicky afraid of?

[havocmom]

5. If he is afraid, he has enough $$ for security

One might hope the extended Secret Service protection is actually a two way street and he being guarded to protect everyone else ;)

If I were Obama and knew cheney had his moles all over government still, I would want some good eyes on cheney.

[global1]

22. How Are We Going To Bring Down The BFEE Without Cheney?.......nt

[Babyserendip]

37. HR 1207

[bc3000]

31. EVERYTHING

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Well, he is America's most important asset.

Whoops. I mean, ass.

[slackmaster]

3. Good

They can keep an eye on him.

[yellowcanine]

21. That was my thought also. We will know where he is in case we need him for any reason.

Such as information which he has and we want?

[texanshatingbush]

27. My thought exactly!!! n/t

[ixion]

4. They fight on stage but behind the scenes

they're all part of the same network, which is precisely why nothing ever changes.

[BunkerHill24]

43. Bravo! n/t

[HopeHoops]

6. Hopefully to keep him from fleeing the country

The bastard needs to be in prison

[woodsprite]

7. Guess this guarantees they always know where he is. n/t

[xultar]

8. Seriously? Dick if you made the world so fucking safe...give up the protection!

[Ilsa]

9. Put him under house arrest in that grey prison Cheney built for himself. nt

[bdamomma]

10. the only good place for cheney to be is in prison where he belongs

and he can take his criminal friends with him.

[kickysnana]

11. I hope it is the unit that was with Kennedy that day. n/t

[Misskittycat]

12. Dick "Halliburton" Cheney has never "gone without."

[hedgehog]

13. Makes sense to me. Can't bring him to trial if he's already dead.

Plus, it'll prevent him from making a sudden trip to Paraguay.

"Here Mr. Vice-President, let me carry that heavy passport for you..."

[Raster]

14. Hmmm, why would President Obama extend Darth Cheney*'s security?

A. Because he's the most hated man in the world?
B. Because he knows where the bodies are buried?
C. Because the world has figured out that ol' G.W. Bush* can't fart and chew gum at the same time, much less fuck the country and the planet to this extent without some evil bastard calling the shots?
D. Because that was part of the deal he cut with Poppy?
E. Because Darth has threatened to tell just who his private assassination squad actually assassinated?

[Nihil]

44. F. All of the above.

Why assume that all of those valid reasons are exclusive?

[Raster]

46. Ding! We have a winnah! All of the above.

[shadowknows69]

15. So, he can't afford his own security? BULLSHIT!

Why do the taxpayers have to pay for extra protection. Is it our fault he's the most evil, hated, VP ever? Let dickie reap what he's sown.

[salguine]

16. Let's let Halliburton pay for it.

[Wizard777]

17. I think that was very wise. Protective custody is still custody.

[RaleighNCDUer]

18. Beat me to it. nt

[boomerbust]

19. Well

They are cousins after all.

[harmonicon]

20. what?! This fucker has money - make him spend it.

[qanda]

23. Send him to the Hague

He'll have all the protection he needs there.

[No Elephants]

24. Have a CIA squad protect him.

[ramapo]

25. Cheney sponges off the taxpayer

All that Halliburton money and the guy can't afford to pay for his own security? This reminds me how early in his first term, he complained that he needed more money to pay the electric bill for the VP mansion.

[pattmarty]

26. Fuck him, let the CIA "protect" him.

[Hulk]

28. I'm sorry to see President Obama allow this to happen.

At the very least, this pig and profiteer from his disgraced office should hire HIS OWN security.

It wouldn't break my heart to see the unspeakable happen to this war criminal.

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. At last Nixon had the integrity to hire his own security

[ensho]

30. he can't run and hide with our SS watching him

nt

[Historic NY]

32. Can't he get Black Water to protect him or his Halitosis company.

[onehandle]

33. Wimp. nt

[alfredo]

34. Guilt trip? Or if and when Cheney pops off, Obama could say shut up or

I will pull your body guards.

[sfwriter]

35. Are we being protected FROM Cheney? Great!

Oh, no... My bad.

[tomhayes]

36. Why don't presidents get lifetime protection?

I think presidents should get lifetime protection.

If someone attacked Carte I'd be pretty upset.

[Abq_Sarah]

40. President Carter does have lifetime protection

Congress passed a law in '97 that set a limit of 10 years for any President elected after Clinton left office.

[Beetwasher]

38. This Is An EXTREMELY Interesting Little Story Here

Very, very interesting indeed.

[Solly Mack]

39. so let the war criminal hire his own

fuck my having to contribute to his security..fuck him and the rest of war criminals of the Bush admin.

[chatnoir]

41. Why???

I sure as hell don't want to pay for this war criminal's security. This is disgusting.

[damntexdem]

42. Good idea -- keep him from fleeing.

;-)

But they better watch out if he goes hunting.

[Nihil]

45. Have any of the posters suggesting that this may be to prevent Cheney "fleeing" ...

... really thought about this?

Do you *really* think that one of the most powerful men of
the last few decades is going to be even slightly impeded
by the presence of the *same* Secret Service that were around
him 24x7 during his reign and throughout all of his crimes
against humanity (never mind simple treason) of the last
nine years?

Really?

:wow:

Talk about gullible ...

[Raster]

47. On the other hand, can Cheney* ever really flee?

The ONLY country he *might* be able to refuge in would be Israel. Plus, his -day-to-day medical needs are very intensive. Why, his daily kitten-for-breakfast habit alone is enough to make him a marked man.

[John Kerry VonErich]

48. Dick Cheney Gets the Gift of More Protection

Source: Politics Daily

Dick Cheney Gets the Gift of More Protection
Posted: 07/22/09

Former Vice President Dick Cheney received word yesterday from the Obama administration that his Secret Service protection will be extended indefinitely. Via CNN:

The extension was not based on a specific threat against the former vice president, CNN has also learned. Rather, officials believed the move was justified given the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, political debate about the Bush administration's strategies and Cheney's active public schedule, according to a government official with knowledge of the matter.

The decision to expand the time-frame beyond the customary six-month window that follows a vice president's tenure in office was made by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Read more: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07/22/dick-cheney-gets-the-gift-of-more-protection/

[JuniperLea]

49. I would rather keep him alive...

So we have something to throw the book at. I'm betting he's had death threats and such. There are a lot of loons in the world.

[No Elephants]

59. Throw what book? We're not prosecuting.

[dgibby]

50. No doubt he's already gone on national tv to express his gratitude to Pres. Obama. n/t.

[fascisthunter]

51. put a diaper on the whacko and call it a day

[pattmarty]

52. Today I am a conservative, this is a COMPLETE waste of taxpayer dollars.

:sarcasm:

[frickaline]

53. So ... who protects the secret service from him?

[Wizard777]

54. Protective custody is still custody.

[bluesmail]

55. What better way to track him? eom

[blm]

56. What do YOU think about this, V E?

.

[bertman]

57. Keep the sorry son of a bitch alive and kicking so he can watch the libruls take over

and make mush out of his fascist agenda and friends.

[Xipe Totec]

58. Good move. I want him delivered to the War Crimes Tribunal unharmed. n/t

[No Elephants]

64. Apparently, you will have to deliver him yourself.

[rd_kent]

60. Too bad his mom didn't get more protection

in the form of a condom!

[Piewhacket]

61. Save some tax dollars! Chain the vampyre to his coffin and toss the key!

[Demeter]

62. Indefinitely? Is He a Flight Risk?

Or are they trying to prevent him from accessing his Shadow Government?

Any other reason is not a good one.

[Best_man23]

63. Why can't he get the gift of shackels?

[MetaTrope]

65. Going by the price of Cheney's 6-month detail, this is going to cost taxpayers $8 MILLION a year

Personally, I'm happy to see the equivalent of 160x my annual salary going to such a worthy cause. :eyes:

There's a thought...why not make protection of Cheney a public works project? I'm sure there are plenty of unemployed Americans who would be happy to earn a living again.