November 04, 2025
Dick Chaney RIP
Timothy Birdnow
Dick Chaney aka Darth Vader has passed away. He was 84 years old.
They former Wyoming Congressman died of pneumonia and heart disease.
Chaney, the ultimate insider and former Vice President to George W. Bush, had a long career spanning decades. He was a long-servinc Congressman from Wyoming, Chief of Staff in the White House, Secretary of Defense, and Veep.
Chaney was always soft-spoken even while being a razor-sharp and aggressive speaker and debater.
I had little use for him though because he represented the Establishment and he treated anyone from outside of the "circle of trust" horribly. He certainly treated Donald Trump shabbily and undoubtedly worked behind the scenes to wreck the Trump Presidency.
Oh, and I wouldn't want to be around when he was duck hunting; he shot a guy once while engaged in that sport.
At any rate every death dims a light in this tired old world, and even though Chaney did a lot of bad stuff he did a lot of good too. I wish him peace in the hereafter and wish his family the best.
Eternal rest grant unto him o Lord and let the perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.
Dick Chaney aka Darth Vader has passed away. He was 84 years old.
They former Wyoming Congressman died of pneumonia and heart disease.
Chaney, the ultimate insider and former Vice President to George W. Bush, had a long career spanning decades. He was a long-servinc Congressman from Wyoming, Chief of Staff in the White House, Secretary of Defense, and Veep.
Chaney was always soft-spoken even while being a razor-sharp and aggressive speaker and debater.
I had little use for him though because he represented the Establishment and he treated anyone from outside of the "circle of trust" horribly. He certainly treated Donald Trump shabbily and undoubtedly worked behind the scenes to wreck the Trump Presidency.
Oh, and I wouldn't want to be around when he was duck hunting; he shot a guy once while engaged in that sport.
At any rate every death dims a light in this tired old world, and even though Chaney did a lot of bad stuff he did a lot of good too. I wish him peace in the hereafter and wish his family the best.
Eternal rest grant unto him o Lord and let the perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.
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I have no comments about Cheney except to say that during his tenure as G.W. Bush's VP, he did yeoman service for this country and may have contributed more to the country overall than Bush did. And it's certainly unfair to hold his relatives against him.
I might point out that he was just one example of how Republican presidents tend to pick strong vice presidents, as opposed to the Democrat practice of picking weak ones (see Clinton, Bill; Obama, Barack; and Biden, Joe).
I might point out that he was just one example of how Republican presidents tend to pick strong vice presidents, as opposed to the Democrat practice of picking weak ones (see Clinton, Bill; Obama, Barack; and Biden, Joe).
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at November 04, 2025 11:18 PM (7Hd0c)
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True dat Dana. He was a very good veep. He was a true insider type though and part of the problem in America. He hated Trump too, and the people who support MAGA. But he did a good job and as you say probably did more than his boss.
I made a mistake in the beginning of this - I said he was a Senator but he was just a House member. I'll fix it when time permits.
I made a mistake in the beginning of this - I said he was a Senator but he was just a House member. I'll fix it when time permits.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at November 05, 2025 07:51 AM (eqlqi)
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