http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/alerts/169Dick Cheney's Son-in-Law Obstructed Investigation into Homeland Security Misconduct. Dick Must Be So Proud!
Like father, like son-in-law. It turns out BushCo nepotism and arrogance transcends blood and follows the family trees even through marriage.
The Bushes have long been America's most notorious crime family, but the Cheneys are certainly holding their own. Among other wrongdoings, the Vice President is currently being implicated in the Libby trial for leaking the identity of a CIA operative to punish her husband for exposing the Administration's lies about pre-war Iraq intelligence. Elizabeth, his eldest daughter, was appointed to a high-ranking State Department position created just for her in 2002, which she left the next year to work on her father's re-election campaign. Following that election she was soon appointed to an even loftier role within the State Department.
But it is Elizabeth's husband, Phillip Perry, who is making news these days. Until his resignation last month to join a law firm, Perry was the general counsel for the Homeland Security Department. However, we learned from a congressional hearing yesterday that Perry did everything he could to frustrate and hinder government investigation into Homeland Security:
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Yes, Dick Cheney's own son-in-law personally directed the obstruction of efforts to uncover serious misconduct from his department. Though far from shocking, this discovery raises some serious questions. Was Phillip Perry hand-selected by Dick Cheney for an arraigned marriage? Or was he merely brainwashed and formally indoctrinated into the Cheney clan following the nuptials? Either way, Perry is surely loved by the Vice President as the son he never had.
Perry and Elizabeth Cheney have five children. Should one of them reproduce with a Bush, we can only imagine the sheer evil their offspring might beYes, Dick Cheney's own son-in-law personally directed the obstruction of efforts to uncover serious misconduct from his department. Though far from shocking, this discovery raises some serious questions. Was Phillip Perry hand-selected by Dick Cheney for an arraigned marriage? Or was he merely brainwashed and formally indoctrinated into the Cheney clan following the nuptials? Either way, Perry is surely loved by the Vice President as the son he never had.
Perry and Elizabeth Cheney have five children. Should one of them reproduce with a Bush, we can only imagine the sheer evil their offspring might be capable of.
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