Dick (The Penguin) Cheney

In a way it resembles a cockroach creeping back into your kitchen the minute the lights are off and your back is turned. Just when you thought it was safe to go outside again Dick Cheney has re-emerged from under his rock to do a round of talk shows. He, of course, has used the opportunity to espouse his tortuous philosophy on international relations.

Why the media thinks that anybody in America is interested in listening to The Penguin again is a mystery to me? It is not as if the media is unaware of his popularity ranking of 9% when he left office so I have to assume that they just get a jolt out of having well known people to talk to. He wasn't that anxious to talk to the media when he shot his friend in the face after a drunken luncheon, or the cops, for that matter.

So once again we've been forced to listen to The Penguin describe how he is the only one on the earth who can be entrusted with our safety. The fact that he is using his air time to criticize the President for whom he and GWB left the biggest pile of dog poo to pick up since dogs were Brontosaur's is almost too painful to swallow. The only good thing about it is that the President took the opportunity to hit back!

His response when questioned on 60 minutes about The Penguin's comments was quick, decisive, and completely on point. Without getting personal (something I would find very difficult to do!) the President pointed out that he was surprised that DICK would want to defend policies that make people hate us. President Obama makes clear that the Penguin's method was completely unsustainable and he asks us the question "How long were we supposed to keep locking people up and torturing them? Until the entire Arab and Muslim world hated our guts?!"

Good question and clearly not something that The Penguin has given any thought too (along with an exit strategy for Iraq). There is a part of me, however, that wants the Penguin to keep criticizing our President. That is because I'm hoping that he manages to really piss him off and that Obama's current policy of not delving into the past will be put aside for some useful revenge! How about answering a few questions in front of a Congressional panel on illegal torture, Mr. Penguin? God speed the day!