Cheney: Jeb Would Be a Fine President

(NEWSER) - Dick Cheney covered the usual ground during a radio interview today—telling Republicans to resist the urge to become moderate and defending the Bush administration—and also said it's time for longtime party vets like himself to step aside, Politico reports. "It helps clear away some of the underbrush," he said. "Some of the older folks who’ve been around a long time (like yours truly) need to move on, and make room for that young talent that’s coming along." More»

Obama administration should have prosecuted him, Glenn Greenwald suggests

(NEWSER) - Lots of countries have laws preventing criminals from profiting from their crimes. “By rather stark contrast, Dick Cheney will prance around the next several weeks in the nation's largest media venues,” touting his new book and debating “whether he was right to invade other countries, torture, and illegally spy on Americans,” Glenn Greenwald of Salon fumes. And he’ll “profit greatly by doing so.” More»

Former VP grants rare interview to Journal about health problems

(NEWSER) - Heart disease has been the curse of Dick Cheney's life since he had the first of five heart attacks more than 30 years ago, but he sees a silver lining. That first heart attack came during his 1978 run for Congress in a tight race. "As I looked back on it later, I became convinced it kind of helped," he tells the Wall Street Journal in a rare interview about his heart problems. "It significantly advanced my name identification. I got a lot of coverage. I even got sympathy donations. It worked out." More»

Veep doesn't wield enough power to be worth assassinating

(NEWSER) - Osama bin Laden wanted to assassinate President Obama—but Joe Biden? No point in bothering with him, the al-Qaeda leader told his followers. Amongst bin Laden’s records, “there is a note indicating that the vice president is not an important target because that position has less weight,” a US official told ProPublica . Who else was important? "Military chiefs like the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the defense secretary, top military people." More»

President 'wanted to show who was in charge,' he writes in 'Decision Points'

(NEWSER) - George Bush seriously considered ditching Dick Cheney for the 2004 election, he writes in his memoir, Decision Points. Cheney offered to step aside and Bush—seeking "to demonstrate I was in charge"—explored the possibility of replacing him with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist before deciding to ask Cheney to stay, he writes in a copy of the memoir obtained by the New York Times . More»