Cheney critical of Plame nepotism? With at least 4 of his own relatives Feds?

[librechik]

We have Cheney, Lynn Cheney, Mary Cheney, the other Cheney daughter and that daughter's husband, all taking 6 figure salaries from the taxpayer.

I don't know about the lesbian spouse. Does she get a salary too?

Anyway, does Cheney not have iron balls to accuse Plame of nepotism for okaying Joe Wilson for the the Niger trip?

Why is loyal Chris Matthews not pointing this out?

[robinlynne]

1. and Uncle Bush reaping millions from Iraq military expenditures....

[librechik]

4. yeah, BushCo, there's another billboard for nepotism

Jeb, Pappy, Marvin, Neal omg...They're like the Corleones' only whiter...

[emulatorloo]

2. "Why is loyal Chris Matthews not pointing this out?" Tweety is not a Cheney apologist

Matthews can aggravate the hell out of me, but I will say it again:

Hardball has had the best Plamegate coverage on television BAR NONE>

Matthews has consistently maintained this case was important because it was about how the whitehouse sold the Iraq war to the American people (Saddam has nukes mushroom cloud etc). He has consistently been hard on Cheney and Libby, and anytime any guest has tried to diminish the importance of the case he has gone after them.

[rumpel]

3. and she was not involved in the desicion making

she only volunteered him...

[librechik]

6. and he made big bucks, right?

no. He did it for free; only his expenses paid.

Boy, the $orruption just flows when you let someone hire a relative.... (if you are a Republican)

[TahitiNut]

5. I believe Plame and Wilson were government employees when they met.

I don't believe there's ANY nepotism whatsoever. Insofar as Wilson's trip to Niger, Plame only raised his name as one who'd already visited Niger in 1999, I believe. CIA senior managment made the decision, not Plame.