Washington (CNN) – A new group wants former Vice President Dick Cheney back in the White House.
The organization - "Draft Dick Cheney 2012" - launched on Friday, and unveiled their new Web site. Their aim: To convince the former vice president to seek the Republican presidential nomination in the next race for the White House. But there may be a major roadblock to the group's pitch - Cheney himself.
"The 2012 race for the Republican nomination for President will be about much more then who will be the party's standard bearer against Barack Obama, the race is about the heart and soul of the GOP," said Christopher Barron, one of the organizers of the Draft Cheney movement. "There is only one person in our party with the experience, political courage and unwavering commitment to the values that made our party strong – and that person is Dick Cheney."
The former vice president has been a frequent outspoken critic of the Obama administration's security policy. He recently suggested that Obama was "dithering" over deciding on adding more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. National polls suggest that the former vice president remains popular among conservatives and Republicans.
Does Cheney want to run for the White House? He was quite blunt earlier this month about whether he had any desire make a bid for the presidency in the next election. At an event in Houston for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who's running for Texas governor, Hutchison was joined by Cheney, who endorsed her bid against fellow Republican incumbent Rick Perry. During the rally, Hutchison yelled out to the crowd "Cheney 2012!" and some one in the audience quickly responded "We need you, Dick!"
Cheney's response: "Not a chance."
Barron says the group hopes to follow up Friday’s Web launch with a more formal structure, which will include building a database and reaching out through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Barron adds that there is no budget set yet, and that the effort is grassroots at this point. He says the group plans on targeting tea party events and plans on building grassroots chapters in key early presidential caucus and primary states including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
–CNN's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
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ahahahahahahaha, please do run! Please!!!
Cheney had 5 defirments, put us in a war with Iraq that shouldn't have been and closed an eye on Afghanistan; he should be What in 2012t-NOT. All his does is blames everything onto President Obama and our headaches were caused by Bush/Cheney.
This last thing this country needs is that paranoiac as President.
Oh My God, are you kidding me. Didn't this guy leave office with an approval rating of like 12% or something?
This will certainly rile the loony libs, who can't stand the idea of having an adult in the room. Cheney gets it; Obama and crew are still dithering while looking for the photo ops.
Dick Cheney belongs in a prison cell, not the Oval Office.
PLEASE DO..and put Palin on your ticket..that would all but assure President Obama will get a second term.
Now this has to be one of the scariest possibilities I have heard of probably in my lifetime. Cheney/Bush was an unmitigated disaster for eight years, why in the world would we want Cheney back at the helm.
Please let him run so that the rest of the country that are not birthers, teabaggers or just plain nut cases can let him know what we really think about him.
If it wasn't for the age and the health thing, I'd be all for it. He was probably the best, most effective VP this country has ever had. Darn sight better than the pitiful excuse for a VP we have now.
I too would like to see Cheney, drafted. Full combat gear, and a chance to serve in a branch of military on the ground where there's a lot of action. Come on you big lug. Get in there and help clean up the mess you started. Chicken Hawk.
Why not draft Dick Cheney into the Army, so he can fight in the wars he started? He can't claim deferments any more.
I stopped reading this after the first paragraph. DICK CHENEY WAS NEVER IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
THANK GOD.
AND LET'S HOPE HE NEVER IS.
What's the name of that place where the VP lives? You know, the place where they got the clock? Naval Observatory? Something like that....
OMG !!!! Could there actually be people THAT dumb out there??????
Bring on the draft dodging, 5 deferments, neo-con Dickhead, that helped put our country in a very deep hole with his utter incompetence.
Are these people serious? Along with the tea baggers these people are certifiable for sure. Cheney will NEVER be president, not only because of his heart condition but also because he is the closest thing this country had to a facist dictator.
"Draft Dick Cheney 2012" is a very poor choice of a title for the draft dodging little coward. I suppose his willingness to let others fight his wars IS a republican value so maybe it is fitting.
America is doomed.
Do they really want a war criminal to run this contry?
One could hardly make a dumber choice for president than Cheney. Didn't he PROVE his failure to be a leader? I don't consider throwing more troops into a war we shouldn't have been in to be "leadership". To think, I used to be a Republican. They just keep sinking to lower levels a leadership every day. What a shame.
If Dick Cheney is the only person "with the experience, political courage and unwavering commitment to the values" that made your party strong then quite frankly your party no longer exists... at least not in the form that you would like.
As a truly independent independent voter, all I can say is, "Are you people crazy or are you stupid." Which is it?
Absolutely, draft Cheney ... into the Army, then send him to fight in his oil war in Iraq. It's abolut time he served in the military after all his blowhard talk!
For The Love of God...not another 4 years of Bush.
Better he be drafted into the infantry, that he may grasp a firmer understanding of the hardships and horrors his previous directives has inflicted upon humanity.
Oh, but he's too good for that, isn't he? Maintain the illusion. Maintain the delusion. Ever since the Civil War, capitalism has provided that escape clause for the wealthy to evade service in combat. It's always some excuse: to send the poor into harm's way while the more fortunate issue the orders, plunder the profits, and live their lives bereft of the honor others earn through sheer effort.
The White House? I was thinking more like "prison" for leading us to war and then giving his company "Haliburton" so many no bid contracts in Iraq. I cant believe that is not a crime in some fashion
Hey GOP ,
If Dick Cheney is the "Heart and Soul" of the Republican Party then it is time for both a transplant and an excorsim.
Why would we want someone who is the 'epitome' of the Republican Party to run? I grow weary of stereotypes running for president. Perhaps if we had Nancy Pelosi versus Dick Cheney we could introduce a third party into our system. Hmm....
He won't be able to run...He might be facing some legal difficulties by then....
Oh...when I saw "Draft Cheney," I thought someone wanted to send him over to Afghanistan or Iraq, to fight in one of the wars he helped start. Now *that* would have been karma.
Besides, I hear he's pretty good with a gun.
'scuse me - April Fool's already?!
For once I agree with "Dick" Cheney: not a chance.
This would absolutely guarantee a second term for Obama. Stay away, Dick!
Thanks.
The best part of this story is the name of this group 'DRAFT Dick Cheney 2012', which makes me remind that this 'HAWK' run away (draft-dodged) from his duty and dares to pretend know more about the military strategy than those guys who didn't run and are at the Pentagon....
I was a moderate Republican, but no more, but PLEASE run in 2012 Dick "Shoot you in the back" Cheney..so I can vote against one hell of a nut job...
Put up or shut up...Interesting thought. There is no doubt that he would represent a very different set of views..Maybe he could get Sarah to help him out....
Are these guys nuts ..........If a poll were taken, Chaney would be the least liked person on this PLANET.
But as an Obama supporter t, I would welcome the opportunity to see a landslide. .
I would like to launch a counter movement called prosicute Cheney 2012. Considering his actions while he was in power he commited many unAmerican acts which need to be investigated and for which is is probably liable for prosecution.
Cheney has already "served 8 years as President!"
RUN???? He already ran under BUSH who CHEATED in order to win the presidency in 2000!! Why would the people want him to run again in 2012?? Like he said and he knows the deal.........."NOT A CHANCE [to WIN]" he should have said!
Cheney belongs in jail for war crimes and not in the White House. If Cheney represents the heart and soul of the GOP, the fascist elements in the extreme right wing of the party have taken over the party and the conservative movement.
Darth Cheney for President? Give me a break!!
Anybody that calls Obama's exit-strategy planning for our troops in Afganistan DITHERING when he couldn't come up with his own exit-strategy planning for our troops in the SEVEN YEARS he was in office is a complete and total MORON!!!
Good thing Republicans are used to having a complete and total MORON as the leader of their party...
Just a sad example and proof that Satan still lives and thrives in America, and that there are those out there who see this country as imperfect enough to kill it with another four years of Cheney foolishness. What does it say about a party when you think only one person is qualified? How many republicans are there in politics again? Pretty sad day... On the other hand, please run, Dick. It would surely simplify things for all of us!
You think we have problems now. We would be the enemy of every country in the world if Cheney was elected. Our country's security would be more at risk under a Cheney administration. If the GOP wishes to get the White House back, they need to find someone that is moderate and more centrist than Chaney.
Are they crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's to chicken....sorry. He's not healthy enough...sorry. He's like Lyndon Johnson "Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination ... of the Presidents of the United States."
What are they thinking. Do we want another "Oil Man" in office. Someone that loves war and has helped put this country in the position it is in now? He leaked confidential information to defeat one of his enemies. Sorry I'l take a pass on that one.
Yes, please, make Cheney the Republican candidate for 2012! It's going to be another humiliating defeat for the conservatives!!
To have the man most responsible for the Iraq war and tremendous debt incurred and loss of lives for this war that was fought on lies of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction back in power borders on insanity. Iraq at least kept Iran in line. I can't believe even the Republicans and Rush Limbaugh would want him.
Draft Cheney? Why bother, he'd just dodge it like he did in the 60s.
Excellent! About time some GOP'ers got a pair. Cheney would do a MARVELOUS job at undoing the damage caused to our country so far by Obama and co. Hopefully this could happen before the present administration can bancrupt the country
Even the Onion couldnt come up with something this crazy.
Are you kidding me? I mean, really?! Draft a man for president who is already in his 70's, with a 17% approval rating, a horrible temper, a heart condition, bad aim with a rifle and and not to mention a blatant liar; that's a great idea! Who you're at it draft Sarah Palin to join the ticket again. At least Dick, himself, is well aware of the fact he wouldn't stand a chance against Obama!
cheney for president in '12?
go for it! I cant think of a better way of securing a victory for obama in the election!
It is fitting that Dick Cheney should be the face, the leader and the nominee of the Republican Party. If ANTHING or ANYONE represents what the GOP is all about, it's Dick Cheney.
Yeah, Dick Cheney versus Barack Obama.
This will be the quintessential rematch of FEAR versus HOPE. Only this time, the true embodiment of FEAR, ANGER and HATE will be there.
Now this does scare me. We would be ruled by virtual fear if this man ever bacame President. Our Constitution would be torn up and we would be at war with every conceivable country who did not agree with us. Is this the best that the Republicans can come up with?
As a strong supporter of President Obama, I say to the draft Cheney groups.....Make my day!!!!!!!!!!!
"Cheney's response: "Not a chance.""
You better believe it. Smartest thing that man's ever said. Taking all politics out of it, he's not medically fit for the position.
I'll tell you this: if the Republicans do run him, I'll vote for Obama, and I didn't the first time. Wake up, grow up, and bring a qualified candidate to the dance.
And that comment's for both parties.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
He's already been President twice.
you have got to be kidding
Please oh please oh please oh please!
Then we'll actually have an investigation of all his moves in office. Maybe then some things will get answered. I guarantee if the truth were to come out, most actual Americans would be repulsed by what they learned about this guy. He's the most corrupt individual that America has ever seen. He's dangerous to the Constitution. He should be tried and jailed for treason.
Please draft him. Or Palin. Pleeeeease!
Good luck on that one.
Yes they need you Dick Cheney, because you are the only one who has the experience to run for the Republican Party. Once you (NOT) WIN (NOT) the election you can give your self advice. Make sure you do better with your advice to your self, than you did while Bush was in office. Please try not to shoot anyone.
These draft movements are always fake..Cheney is just putting out feelers to see what his chances would be..I myself would love to see a Cheney/Palin ticket against Obama...It would give Obama a great landslide victory for his second term....
This would be fantastic. Not only would it guarantee another Obama administration, but it would give the press the incentive to investigate all the illegal doings during the first two "Cheney Administrations".
Oh yes, please run Mr. Cheney. And maybe Sarah would be willing to take the VP nomination again. Then we could be assured that despite the lies and fear mongering of the conservative Republicans, our excellent President Obama will see a 2nd term.
As a moderate, I hope either Cheney or Palin will be the GOP's nominee in '12. That would assure an Obama landslide win and the ebbing of the far right wing that has kidnapped the GOP from the "real" Republicans.
Just goes to show ya that there are some really really really stupid people in this country!!!
Oh, please let this hypocrite run in 2012!
Can you imagine all the skeletons to come out of his closet during the campaign? Every member in Bush administration during the previous 8-years will look to settle old political scores against Cheney. We may finally get the facts of Cheney's involvement in the Valerie Plame CIA leaks? The GAO may finally get the list of Cheney's so-called "corporate taxpayer-funded national energy" taskforce?
This the best news I've heard since Obama won the Presidency.
God help this world with leaders like this in the United States and wackos who actually follow them. It will take the United States more useless wars, more senseless invasions, a depression rather than a recession, and the complete loss of their power in the world to wake up and realize that people like Dick Cheney got them there.
My only fear is that most super-powers that would replace the US would be even worse tyrants.
what, 8 years of criminal activity wasn't enough for them?
Ha, ha, ha....please stop, no more...this is hilarious...is this a joke? Ha, ha, ha I'm laughing so hard it hurts.
Please, oh PLEASE, run Cheney in 2012! If the electorate has to choose between a (relatively) young, energetic guy who represents hope and the Emperor from Star Wars, the result would be a landslide for Obama that would make 2008 look close. The GOP would be better off running Palin (as long as they made her do some reading and kept her from talking)....
Isn't this country in bad enough shape? Why would anyone want the only known living dinosaur as president? I will leave this country if he or Palin or Obama or Clinton become/remain president. Are all of us that stupid? Look around at the so called transparency, the economy is tanking, jobs are gone, and against the will of the people more troops are being deployed. This war is a slap in the face of humanity, wake up planet earth a handful of bankers are leading you to your demise. Just go online and check out what the laws are now, thanks to the precious "Patriot Act" you are no longer a free citizen of this country. Good Luck and oh yes CNN, you think about reporting what really is happening in the world and quit being the political puppet you are.
Can't we just nuke ourselves and be done with it?
These Cheney fans are morons in more than one way, they use the theme "draft Cheney 2012" but these idiots fail to realize that Cheney was deferred from active duty in 'more than one draft order' which shows his cowardliness.
The article stated that Cheney would be drafted for the job. Those folks must not recall history. Cheney's record on draft dodging is legendary. The coward has no problem sending other kids to die in conflicts but he has a yellow streak on his back when his turn has come.
Dick Cheney? The same Dick Cheney that sent Scooter Libby to the St. Regis Hotel? The same Dick Cheney that shot his hunting buddy in the face? The same two-heart-attack Dick Cheney with the implanted defibrillator and deep venous thrombosis? The same Dick Cheney that censored congressional testimony that global warming posts a danger to the public?
No. Absolutely not. I would not be surprised if this guy ends up in jail in the next five years. He's a criminal.
Yup. The guy responsible for putting this country into debt and making us hated around the globe. That's who we need for our next president.
To date our oldest president was Ronald Reagan, who took office at age 69. In 2012 Dick Cheney will be 71. It's possible.
Personally I oppose him on many things, and as of now I expect I would vote against him almost as much as 'for' his opponent. However, he towers over all the other Republican contenders in experience and in consistency and in plain old gravitas. So I might not like where he's going, but I think he would be utterly competent doing it.
will he be out of prison by then ?
well, since he good at dodging "drafts" I will bet my salary he dodges this one too. Cheney is a coward, a fake, a liar.
That would bring the Democrats out in full force. LOL
......Are we being, PUNKED'?............I just have to laugh. The republicans, have lost it!.......
Please, PLEASE nominate Cheney as the GOP candidate! It would make 2012 such an easy landslide for Obama!
Dick Cheney is a sociopath. I really can't imagine anything worse.
time to move to cuba
I wish I could think that such a proposal is a joke but we all know it is not. Those behind such a terrible idea are the real enemies of America and on this Thanksgiving weekend I am grateful that Cheney's health problems will keep him from even considering running.
I'm pretty sure he would get a deferment if drafted!
Who is the genius who though of this? Can he say heart attack?
Is this "Draft Cheney" movement going to nominate him as their candidate before or after he's indicted as a War Criminal and for abuse of Presidential power?
Let's see, he actively pursued 5 college deferments during the Vietnam War, citing that he had other interests.
Yet now in the waning years of his life, he will very freely send our fellow citizens into harm's way without adequate plans for success and safety.
Sounds like he's trying to wash away guilt from his youth rather than to do anything worthwhile for our country.
This is April fools day right?
I have more of a chance of getting elected president than Cheney does. Cheney and Palin... a dream ticket for the Democrats.
If the American voter has a choice between the rookie (Obama) and the fiend (Cheney), then I guess it's time to move elsewhere! After eight years of paranoia and warmongering prior to what we have now, why Americans would go back is beyond me! Keep Cheney where he belongs: In retirement!
Great..looks like these nut cases are not happy with two wars and a bad economy..They now want a third and send this country back to the stone age.
Draft Dick Cheney? Please, give him another deferrment!!
You have got to be joking!!! I wonder how he would interview candidates for political office? "Enhanced" interview techniques? I bet he'd take the White House swimming pool and install a nice "waterboarding slide" for the kiddies to play on.
If the Republicans really think that Cheney represents the true values of the GOP and America...God help us all.
Cheney + White House = Apocolypse
you to be kidding me. Does anybody remember what lies this man told us and how he deceived this country for over 8 years.
The only place Cheney should be is in prison.
Id vote for him. Although Im looking at Gary Johnson of New Mexico.
Perfect ticket for the PON Party of No in '12...Cheney/Palin. That would insure another Dem victory. Go for it!
Palin & Cheney, an idiot and a lying thief. The fact that these two are popular with whatever is left of the right speaks volumes. Palin is every bit as stupid and controllable as Regan, Quail and the Bushes and will read the teleprompter just as faithfully. Cheney represents the true meaning of the GOP: slavery, theft, war, profiteering, arrogance and financial instability for everyone not "in our set".
Either of these clowns would be a welcome win for Obama in 2012.
You think Palin doesn't have a chance, Cheney running would unite democrats and independents like you have never seen before. I invite him to run so America can truly show him how reviled he truly is, except by the extremists that he cowtows. We democrats only pray that he runs!
I can't believe anyone would suggest that Cheney should run in 2012. Were these people not paying attention when he was the puppet master for the Bush administration which essentially put the nail in the coffin of the once great United States? If I had to choose between Cheney and Adolf Hitler, I'm not sure I'd choose Cheney.
Dick Cheney for president? The guy is a war criminal, he doesn't give a darn for the Constitution's limits on executive power, and he's totally polarizing. In terms of the politics of 2012, this would be great news for the Democratic Party, and a disaster for the Republicans. Even better, let's go with Cheney-Palin in 2012, and turn the Republicans into a party the size of the Prohibition Party.
You have got to be kidding me.
His eight years as Co-President wasn't bad enough? Are these people insane?
Yeah, put up Cheney. Maybe it could be Cheney/Palin. Easy Democrat win in 2012.
I hope he runs!!! That would assure Obama's victory. Mr. Cheney was one of the worth VP's in history,but I think worse than that. He's a liar too, remember the insinsere comment about the role of the VP? It would be a slaughter. Only a fool would trust Dick Cheney.
He should be living in the "Big House" not the White House.
WHAT??!!!
Are these guys suffering from Alzheimers? It was Bush and Cheney who ruined the American economy, it was Bush and Cheney who got us involved in an unnecessary war in Iraq, it was Bush and Cheney under whose watch 9/11 occurred, it was Bush and Cheney who created this rift between Americans so that we stand today as two nations instead of one nation under God.
Bush and Cheney need to be tried for treason, not rewarded with another shot at the presidency.
You know your party is in trouble when the two best choices for President are a sociopath and an ignorant religious fanatic...then again Obama only has the appearance that he is better than any of these two...Republicans and Democrats are all the same vile scum underneath, it's time for a change America.
This could only be because despite her relative youth and moxie, Sarah Palin isn't perceived as being sufficiently blood-thirsty and evil for the GOP leadership, in that she only shoots /wildlife/.
Good idea. Let's elect him and send him back to the White House. Then Congress and declare it as a maximum security cell, put razor wire around it and lock to doors from the outside. The only persons allowed in would be Halliburton contractors to waterboard him.
Justice Served!!!
So, this group wants to draft Dick Cheney? Good luck with that. The government tried to draft him for years during the Vietnam era. The dude is slippery.
All I can say is 9/11 , Katrina , Illegal War in Iraq and Halliborton( war profiteering ) for cheneys.
I'm changing to republican today, where can I mail some money? Cheney/Palin 2012 or Palin/Cheney 2012 . . . Either way sounds like about a 75% popular vote! Obama for sure in 2012!
They'll get only the whack job extreme right, not a single moderate republican vote, not an independent vote. That would be great!
We need him back in the White House, like we need another hole in our heads. What can that idiot do, get us out of the mess he created. Can George Bush run for Vice President? Ha Ha
Oh don't make me laugh.... I think 8 years of a fascist regime was quite enough.... plus Cheney made enough in kickbacks from his secret government contractors like Blackwater to retire in high style.
Dick Cheney could not beat Barak Obama even if Obama invited Osama bin Laden to live in the White House
I have been a Republican for years...this is NOT a good idea. Don't go there. Cheney is inflexible and arrogant...not a good combination for a US president.
Hurray! Another loonie tune to fracture what's left of the GOP. The only problem would be that he couldn't travel internationally. He likely be locked up for his crimes against humanity.
As a lifelong Republican it seems to me that Dick Cheney would be the final kiss of death!!!
If you believe the national polls of swing voters ( they are the ones who decide ALL national elections) Cheneys negatives are in the stratosphere and approx. 76% of them would not vote for a ticket he was on.
I continue to be amazed at how bent on self destruction my party seems to be. Maybe we should run a ticket of Cheney/Palin and lose all 50 states and get it over with????
Here's a case where old age is not an issue, because he is one of the undead.
Well perhaps Cheney and Bush should have "dithered" a little more over invading Iraq and saved a bunch of lives. What an idiot.
Not worthy of comment, draft dodging paper hawk.
Oh, please put Dr. Death up. By 1012 you can wheel him out like Christopher Pike from the "Star Trek" episode, in a mobile iron lung. The man used the Iraq war to profit his business, outed a CIA agent, lied about it to the FBI, may be the most corrupt politician who ever 'served' in the executive branch. Bush II didn't have the brains to pillage the way Uncle Dick did. The Republican Party's death wish would be capped by the nomination of The Dark One.
cheney is the perfect choice for republicants in 2012. he exemplifies rule by the secret state. seig heil!
Funny, when it counted, he was always able to dodge the draft!
This is ridiculous!
Cheney in 2012? That's about as big a joke as Palin for the White House. No way we can return to the culture of arrogance, greed, insensitivity and bowing to the altar of wealth and corporate power that marked the Bush-Cheney years. The only good thing I can think of Cheney is that he supports same-sex marriage. Otherwise, he's a relic of a past we'd like to forget.
The Devil himself–very ironic for the right wing evangelicals to back this man!
Say it ain't so Joe.. Say it ain't so.
This is great. I know that when I find that I've made a stupid mistake the problem is usually that It wasn't stupid enough. Where do I sign up to send all of my money to these people to ensure that these crooks can preach their hogwash from the highest mountain?
"Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman." Louis Brandeis
Dick Cheney orchestrated 9/11 as his personal "Pearl Harbor" thus he is a genocidal murderer of 3,000 of our own citizens.
In addition, Cheney and Bush orchestrated 9/11 as a means to create a pretext for invading and occupying Iraq for the sole purpose of control, power and money which means both Bush and Cheney are war criminals, having caused the deaths of over 3,000 of U.S. military women and men and over 1,000,000 Iraqi's, most of them civilians, including women and children.
Anyone wanting Cheney to run for president is mentally disturbed and has a disconnect from their heart.
We need Dick back in the White House after being emasculated by the current President. Run Dick Run!
Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckaby, and Mitt Romney. A man everyone who isn't a Republican hates, a woman widely considered about a sharp as a bowling ball, a religious nut, and a competent statesman who made the mistake of being born Mormon. Does Obama even need to run? Looks like he's already got 2012 in the bag.
"only one person in our party with the experience, political courage and unwavering commitment to the values that made our party strong..."
He is also the only one who will never take responsibility for decisions and requires someone to rubber stamp his decisions (a puppet if you will). A big reason why he will never run for an office where he is held solely responsible and the buck would stop at his desk and not someone above him...
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Cheney/Palin 2012
Talking about the resurection of the evil. The GOP really believes americans are the most stupid people on earth.
Bring it on. OMAHA WILL WIN ALL 50 STATES AND DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE 75 senators and 500 congressman or women.
Cheney is exactly who we need to repair all the damage caused by the amateur community organizer. If we can't have Dick Cheney I'll gladly take Liz Cheney.
There's only one place to draft Cheney to – The Armed Forces.
No deferments for the dodger this time.
Cheney, or Palin, either one would be a great choice. Obama could carry all 50 states. I love it!!
If there is only one person who has the "experience, political courage and unwavering commitment to the values that made (the Republican) party strong," maybe its time to reassess the values of the party.
I hope he runs. This will make it easy for the Democrats to win.
Now we know why he is staying in DC.
You got to be kidding put the the penguin back in the WH and I guess
you want Rummy as VP!
cheney palin for the gop in 2012. President Obama would not even need to campaign. He could devote all his energy to getting ready for his second term.
If there is any sure way for the Democrats to win 2012, it is with Cheney or Palin on the ticket.
Dick Cheney is a traitor. What would the Repuglicans have said if any former Democratic elected official conducted him or herself in the manner he has, questioning every step the sitting President had made? This man should be brought up on charges. He has proven over and over that he is unfit for office. He (and the others in the party of "No") disgust me, collectively and singularly. Go away!
I'm a conservative Republican who likes and respects Cheney. But draft him for President? Are you people out of your mind? Dole, McCain, and now you want to hand a lifetime achievement award to another candidate who can't possibly win the general election?
I'm no political strategist, but wouldn't it make more sense for the Republican party to look forward, rather than back? Especially considering the fact that Cheney had rock-bottom approval rates and the Bush/Cheney administration was largely to blame for the Democratic sweep in congress?
Not to mention that Cheney is about as likable as a rancid, shriveled up prune.
Just my two sense.
After 8 years of DIck Cheney as running this country didn't we learn enough!!!???
They have GOT to be kidding....Cheney was central to America descending into the various quagmires we now struggle as a nation to free ourselves from. Hopefully by 2012 he will be wearing an orange jumpsuit and serving jail time for both treason and war crimes.
This is a joke right?
This man is a murderer and war criminal – no better than Hitler or Pol Pot. Except that Hitler was more intelligent and Pol Pot was better looking.
Cheney should be tried at the Hague and anyone who would want this sociopath to be president should be locked up with him.
This is either: (1) yet another sign of how self-deluded the rightwing underbelly of this nation is......a discredited DICK back in the whitehouse? Really?!? or (2) the "draft" group is just a covert group of [D]s that realize any move to re-inflict the Bush/Cheney FAILURE on America again is sure to be a boon for the [D]s.
The problem is, most everyone doesn't like him.
Are you kidding me, or what?
Why would we want a President whose finger prints are all over some highly suspect political moves in hiding his less than above board deeds. During the last round of presidential elections his own party kept him out of the main stream. He conveniently sits back with no responsibilities and take pot shots at a sitting president that has them. This guy has some serious character flaws, president ... no way.
Oh, this will be awesome. By awesome, I mean fail catastrophically.
I sure hope not....he is one big DIVIDER....
WHY can't anyone remember that it took President Bush over 4 months to decide to send troops for the surge?????? WHY?????
Mr. Dick is afraid of the word "draft".
The US military was deferred from drafting him six, yes, six times.
When asked about that, Cheney commented, "I had better things to do."
He does have a good hand soap though, it completely removes the blood of US soldiers that he has on his hands.
mike
Dont these morons know that he would not pass the physical because of his heart? Not just because of its condition due to the bypasses, but because he doesnt have much of one at all anyway.. That man is too frightening to even imagine in the white house.
I'm all for drafting Cheney–into the Army.
It would be hard for Cheney to run for president from jail........but I wouldn't be surprised if he tried.
What a wonderful gift for the Democrats! With approval figures in the single digits, Cheney has less than the proverbial snowball's chance.
We don't need another war president like Bush in the WH. Cheney was responsible for advising Bush to invade Iraq a war closest to the Vietnam war that Nixon ended and Obama was suppose to end months back. It appears that we need someone that can make decisions without hesitation.
the truth would come out ... cheney will no part of the truth
if he is still alive by that time, and he was president for eight years while his puppet, bush was in the white house. this would be a horrible mistake to have this man in the white house again
One word for this group who believes Cheney is a respectible man with the right principles, experience and character.
DENIAL
Here we go again with this war criminal.. Imagine Sarah and him in the White House; then his electronic heart gives out, and voila we have Sarah Palin, the most imcompetent of them all as the president of this once great nation. I can't believe how low some people will stoop for power and money.. Its all a bad dream
This is why the GOP will be dead in the water for the foreseeable future. It needs to do two things to get people interested in it again. 1. Become the party of fiscal responsibility and 2. Dump the Religious Right or at least marginalize it. Then it will appeal to the middle.
These people can't be serious!!! What a waste of time and money.
Maybe Sarah Palin will agree to be his running mate, what a joke?
Dick Cheney would bring this country to communism. He would rule like a dictator. Thank God Republicans would not be stupid enough to put this jerk or Palin on their ticket. If they do, it would be smooth sailing for the Dems.
I guess they could not get Hitler since he was dead.
Another roadblock: He should be wearing stripes by 2012.
Only if this administration had some guts.
Well, hopefully he will get a deferment for this draft as well.
Values! What value does that include? Taking us to war under false pretenses? Then your former company (Haliburton) profits the most out of the war? Conflict of interest? Values? Yes those are good ol american values. Talk about wealth redistribution chenney took from the tax payers billions and gave it to Haliburton. Hypocrites!
Draft Cheney? are you kidding me. they couldn't use a better title? i am sure he will ask for multiple deferments. shows you how stupid the republicans are. they are using one of his many worst character flaws as a campaign slogan.
He only had FIVE deferments so he wouldn't have to fight for our country during the Vietnam war. He and "quitter" would make the perfect team to represent the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. They could also get rid of the separation of church and state. Which religion should we have rule the United States?
America needs Cheney in the out house, not the white house. Nazi Germany was nothing but a horror story,,,,,America does not need a HITLER running the show here. Whoever is promoting this idea should be placed in a mental institution.
Good luck trying to draft this gutless coward. It didn't work the last time and it won't work this time!
Simply the most heinous people in America...why not just have Charles Manson run?
Palin/cheney 2012.
It would be an Obama shoe in.
Darth Cheney for POTUS? Now we know there is a struggle for GOP leadership driving the party even further right. They just don't get it.
Please please please Republicans, draft Cheney, and have Palin as the VP.
You'd get the crank vote and the teabagger vote and the apocalyptic Christian vote and the neocon vote and the libertarian vote. That'll put you at about 35%.
Good luck with that. You deserve it.
Dick PLEASE RUN.
That way it won't be a contest. You can even pick a quitter from Alaska to be your running mate!!!!!!!!
I am sure I speak for all Dems when I say: Let him run, Please let him run!
Is this the comedy section now?
I don't know who is being polled and by whom
to come up with the idea that Cheney is a popular
pick for Republicans.
I've been a Republican ever since I voted for
Carter in the 70's. I never made a mistake like
that again.
All the Republicans I know are Sarah Palin
supporters....not Dick Cheney. I have no Republican
acquaintances who support Cheney.
Palin has a proven record of running off entrenched
politicians in Alaska. That's what we need in Wash. D.C.
You got a president last time who promised change
and the only thing that changed was the oval office
guard !!!!!
I really think D. Cheney would make a great candidate for the Repubs–since that is the best they can do–a whole lot better than the 2008 VP choice. Guess, he is better than nothing.The tryst in last administration–now, wants to be the doest in 2012.
I'd like nothing better than a Cheney/Palin ticket. Clean sweep for Obama
Run Cheney Run! Well, I'm sure that he wouldn't want to. He wouldn't want to end his political life by losing all 50 states. He might possibly be the only Republican who would lose Utah. Even Palin would win Utah and a couple other states.
What?? Is this a joke or something? Dick Cheney is the Prophet of doom.. Believe me.
Not that this needs a comment , but............really? loyalty to an old standard bearer is one thing but blind allegiance to a man who nearly destroyed our country? Stupid republicans.
hahahahah....ahhhhh....hahahaha! is it april 1st yet? hahahaha
Oh yeah, what a great idea. The world doesn't suck enough as it is. Let's bring Darth Vadar back to screw things up even worse. This idea and Sarah Palin for President is starting to make me believe the world really will end on Dec 2012.
Cheney & Palin in 2012!!!!!! More war & a pistol in every pot!
It's Liz Cheney that we want.....listen to her if you get a chance.....smart as a whip AND experienced......
It's all women in 2012'.....Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman....
The men have had their chance and don't have a clue......
Oh for gods sake....He already was our president for the better part of 8 years....if ya know what I mean! America can't stand another round.
i read the article again in complete disbelief....you maniacs are completely out of your minds (although i would challenge both the size and credibilty of those supposed minds).. this country has far too many tunnel visioned and uneducated politicians and citizens....grab your history books asap– stop watching reality tv– and begin to think about your potential actions!
The guy has avoidd 5 attempts to draft him in the '60s. What makes this group think they can manage to do it? Oh, wait. This isn't to serve the country, it's to serve himself. It'll probably work then.
I think the American people will have a lot to say about this Richard Cranium running for President.
If you think electing Obama was historic, wait'll Cheney takes office: it would be the first time that a war criminal became President. Oh no, wait, there was Bush...
God help us all...
As he's already served two terms as de facto President, that should constitute a violation of the 22nd Amendment (not that he's ever paid even the slightest attention to the Constitution in the past).
The more the GOP keeps thrashing around in the political mud pit of their own party the chances of the democrats retaining control gets better and better.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thanks for the laugh CNN.com.
Watching the GOP destroy itself is almost daily entertainment for me.
Keep this stuff coming.
N0! N0! NO!, but it will insure another democrat victory. If the republicans want to recapture the White House they need someone who is'nt a war pig and is totaly seperated from GWB.
Cheney for president... what a great idea... and Palin fir vp...
Oh that headline gave me the biggest laugh I've had in a long time. If the GOP wants guaranteed defeat in 2012, please, put forth a Cheney/Palin ticket.
That's what we need, a Dick in the white house.
Like he did such a GREAT job as VP!!!!! DUH!!!!! The GOP STILL hasn't learned! CHENEY/PALIN..........guarenteed a loss in 2012!
O My God !!
This is really Unimaginable and Unbelievable.
I am Thinking.....
Could there be Group, ever, that would want Hitler to be the Leader again, had Hitler survived the 2nd World War?
These Guys are Probably from the same ideology, of any such Group that would have supported Hitler.
Well !!!, It also makes me to think, could there be a Group that would support Child Molester, Serial Killers, Rapists, Mass Killers, Terrorists?
Yes, there could be such Groups, quite possible.....
Everything is possible in this world !!!!
Why would you target Tea Party events? Bush/Cheney did NOTHING to reduce the deficit and massively INCREASED government spending without figuring out how to pay for it.
If Dick Cheney wants to run, let him. If people want to encourage Dick Cheney to run, let them. But let's not be delusional about what that administration represented.
Oh yes run Dick run. You haven't done enough to ruin our nation let's give you a few more years to finish the job. You and the religious right need to go away far away.
Okay, I remain a conditional supporter of President Bush, but CHENEY?
I am prepared to believe many of the left's complaints about him, such as the whole torture thing. While waterboarding is rather milder than some would have you believe, terrorists are people, too, and nothing they do violates their right to be treated as such.
His approach to government just seems too dictatorial for my taste. Our country above all else, without regard to WHY said country is valuable.
YEAH RIGHHHT!!! with the approval rating of 21 % when he left the office. That's a good idea. Antagonizing republican when they are voted for office will mark the end of the world as we know it.
He doesn't have the heart for it.
It would give me great satisfaction to vote against this war criminal, who by all rights should be in jail. But the risk of him hypnotizing enough of the weak-minded is simply too great.
Oh go ahead and run, Dick!
With any luck we may see the dream ticket - Cheney- Palin or maybe Palin-Cheney. It wouldn't matter since you'll be the defacto president anyway.
Who are these pinheads and what makes this a news story?
Just when you thought Americans couldn't act any stupider, these uneducated doofuses come along. I suppose they'd be charged up for a Cheney-Palin ticket!
Dick Cheney should be trying to stay out of the lime light, lest we remember what a criminal he is and the need to investigate, prosecute, and if necessary, incarcerate him.
How about a draft Cheney for trial for war crimes and take the rest of his regime with him.
Cheney/ Palin ticket ?- the end is near !
Yes, draft Cheney so we can see the Repugs go down in flames
That's just what America needs, the final flush to closure of what was a good run fo a couple of hundred or so years of the "good life".
Please, oh please get Dick Cheney to run for President in 2012, that will solidify President Obama's second term.
please run, you are just want this country needs right
wow America......slim pickins
Oh, please; this guy is part of the reason the country is in the horrible shape that it is in.
You can't draft Cheney. The chickenhawk will just get another deferment.
I am so amazed at the idiots in this country- Dick Cheney is a traitor, a war profiteer, a liar and a thief. He was a draft dodger, who took us to war in Iraq for his own fortune and the fortunes of his buddies. Hallibruton cost nearly $.40 of every dollar spent in Iraq- Cheney told the military planes to stand down when airliners were attacking the world trade centers -
he outed a CIA agent who had worked for 20 years in the field, he should have been hanged as a traitor and these people want him for president?
I served 24 years in the Army and retired in 06 and that what he needs to do. He has done enough lying and stealing from this country and everyone knows that and he needs more then just the conservatives in his party to win and the american people don't trust him anymore.
Great idea! Then all of the criminal activity perpetrated by Cheney will be highly scrutinized and we may get to the truth about his role in destroying the fabric of our nation. He'll never run for President because he knows it will open up Pandora's box. Leave it to Republican Conservatives to support a guy with a weak heart and no vision.
Draft Cheney? Bad idea and a waste of time. He's known for dodging drafts.
Oh no. You CAN"T be serious.
When I saw "Draft Cheney" I thought there was a group that was trying to get him to finally defend the USA like he'd been requested 5 times previously (5 deferments) and refused.
Former Vice President Richard Cheney had eight years to work with President George Bush to make positive changes in this country. With his great advice and penchant to wage war and to send thousands of men and women into Iraq and Afghanistan where we could not make headway for 8 years, I think he has had his chance. His main aim now is to derail the President, He is constantly negative as he was in his Vice Presidency. Do we really want this man to run for President.
Both parties need to put forth the best candidates to make the 2012 election meaningful. The Republicans have many other choices and they should look to those people.
Mr. Cheney, it is time to retire.
Draft Dick Chaney? Won't he just apply for another deferment?
You just can't make this kind of stuff up, can you? There is no realm of absurdity GOP nihilists aren't willing to barge into, is there? Clearly, the country hasn't been beaten into rubble fine enough by these geniuses – some parts of it are still recognizable. How to remedy that? Why – call in the human wrecking ball, of course – he's still warm from the last shift...
Let him run. He's never faced a vote of confidence from the American people, lets see what the results would be. Then, lock him up for the rest of his unnatural life.
Please, Americans, start a campaign to convince Cheney to run and the GOP to make him their standard-bearer. Darth Vader would be the appropriate embodiment of the dark soul that has already taken a stranglehold of the GOP. Give Americans this clear choice to clear the polluted air once and for all.
OMG Are you Serious??? Dick Cheney and/or Sarah Palin will get Obama reelected in a heartbeat. All Obama will have to do is to blame them both for the current circumstances.
And MIchele Bachman (yes, it's spelled with one L cuz I am from Minnesota and I saw her in the news all over the place) is too much of a loose cannon to run for president. Her candidacy would be a joke. It would be a lot like if Ann Coulter were to decide to run LOL
You should never use the words "draft" and Cheney" in the same sentence.
But it would be a dream come true for Democrats.....in 2012.....Cheney....hahahahahaa
Go ahead! Nominate him! His poll numbers were lower than Georgies!
As a Democrat, the only thing I'd like more than seeing Sarah Palin nominated would be this idiot.
Dear Mr. Vice President,
We miss your leadership. We miss your committment to keeping this country free from radical terrorism.
You would'nt allow these unamerican terrorists from being tried in New York, in American court system.
You would'nt allow party crashers attend amittance to a Presidential State Dinner.
You would'nt give this country false promises, such as finishing the wars and keeping unemployment levels below 8%.
You wouldn't direspect the Office of the Presidency of the United States of America by bowing to lowly asian leaders.
We need your credability & leadership to return this country to its historical greatness.
Without your leadership and the continued path of weakness, as demonstrated in the past 10 months, the American Dream we all work for and aspire to will be long gone.
America needs you. Please run in 2012.
Thank you.
Does anyone else find the irony in a pro-Cheney group calling itself "Draft Dick Cheney", after he applied for and received five [yes, 5]Draft Deferments to avoid military service during the Vietnam War?
Honestly, when I read the headline, I thought it was an anti-Cheney group trying to actually draft the ideological hawk and send him to Afghanistan.
Classic Fail.
Get serious folks, I know you can all do much much better
In the words of Dick's former boss...
Bring it on!!!
Dick will end up mangled and messed up just like the Iraq war.
It's bad enough that many people couldn't foresee the failures of Cheney's ideology. Failure to see it in hindsight really represents a lack of intellect. That said, I encourage him to run as well. It's not like he'll be taking the opportunity away from a talented GOP candidate. If nothing else it will be entertaining.
I guess these people want him to finish the destruction of the country that he didn't quite have time to complete before he left office?
Obama -- Vs. -- Cheney -- 2012.
Ha Ha Ha Ha
What a Joke......
Like: Usain Bolt -- Vs. -- Humpty Dumpty - 2012 Olympics 100 M.
Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Group GOP: Bring Cheney on..... Let the Race Begin.....
With Palin and Cheney as the face of the GOP, I don't think the Dems have much to worry about. This party is in a free fall.
When I saw the title "Draft Cheney" I was hoping they meant to finally put the little dodger in the army.
DICK cheney's followers are the same caliber of human beings that make up Charles Manson's Family ... insane and wicked.
Dick Cheney represents an administration whose results where mixed at best. Whether you support the Obama presidency or not, the majority of Americans made one thing very clear; it's time to move away from the fear mongering, self absorbed policies that crippled this country. Both parties need to adopt a much more responsive attitude towards the needs of ALL Americans, not just a select few. Mr Cheney bears much of responsibilty for the actions of the Bush administration and is apparently smart enough to recognize most folks in this country would not want to return to his brand of politics.
Probably those folks that work for Haliburton.
Here's a person who avoided the draft into the military to serve our country in time of war, getting 5 deferments.
And why would he accept this draft, because he would not be putting his life in the line of fire, and be more than willing to send other American citizens into combat to die!!!!!!!!!!!
for god's sake if the gop has any hope of ever winning again they absolutely must distance themselves totally from this war mongering, mean spirited, very, very dangerous man. has everybody forgotten that he was the brains or lack of brains behind the bush presidency??
Hopefully he'll be CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES like the criminal he is. Why haven't we turned this guy over to the international community yet? He's an Orwellian nightmare waiting to happen. Maybe his heart will give out by then. That would be good riddance to bad rubbish.
Wow ..what a short memory some people have...ugh
Maybe the Republicans should go directly to the source and nominate Darth Vader for President...
Draft Cheney? Lets just draft him into the military (finally) and send him to the front line in Afganistan or Iraq with bullseyes on him.
this could be a real problem for cheney.he spent a good portion of his younger years avoiding the draft .and now he does it again. the thought of dick cheney becoming president is horrifying, it would signal the end of the world as we know it. or it could provide the motivation for alot of dissatisfied liberals to begin the new revolution. cheneyis just evil.
That's all we need.
The repubs and teabaggers are certainly desperate!! Can you imagine Satan...er uh Cheney in the White House again?? Very scary.
Has the Republican Party run out of Intelligentsia?
We need someone new with a new perspective. And 5 bonus points for anyone who can tell me what Halliburnton was hired to do and how many other companies were qualified for the same job? people who use the term halliburton like a war cry have no idea what they are talking about.
Dick Cheney?... as in war criminal, Dick Cheney? Really!?
Draft Cheney '12? Why wait? Get him in the army, put a gun in his hand and send him to Afghanistan where he may do something useful for once.
Robert E. Lee
You sure had a lot too write.......I only have one line, that is more powerful then ever thing you wrote..........WHERE DID GET US
What? This guy represents nothing but Big Business and Corporate kick backs. This goes to show the GOP has lost its moral compass even thinking about nominating him.
Ugh ...cheney.. palin ..bachman ...dobbs...2012
Why does this make the hair on my neck stand up...
Deferment Dick??
Cheney was the de facto President for 8 years. He believed that his reign of terror instilled fear in the hearts and minds of the enemies of the United States. But he was wrong. The enemies of the United States would welcome a Cheney campaign for President – they were never afraid of Cheney. Because of Cheney and to a certain extent Bush, for reasons of his sheer unintelligence and incompetency, the enemies of the United States only further consolidated their strength, their numbers, and are more powerful today solely because of failed 'Republican Values' than ever before.
Sad but true.
Don't people even think before they go public with such nonsense.
I hope the group of idiots pick Darth Vader Cheney .. and hope he hasn't been convicted yet of crimes against humanity , that way the democrates are sure to take the office again, and Obama can continue to bring our great nation back from the cheney rove bush debackle
Run Dick ...Run ..
Something tells me this wont happen – U see. Dick likes to work behind the scenes not as the front man. Its how he works best.
Come on Dick – Time to walk the walk or SHUT UP.
My My, when the libs hate it is frightening to behold! Such vitriolic bile for a no nonsense conservative! The libs would rather have an under qualified minority "word processor" to make them feel good about their all encompassing political correctness! One who would tear down America to remake it into a second rate European clone !! Till next election dunder heads!
Ahh, anyone click on the link to the Draft Cheney website? Anyone get a 404? And this Christopher Barron? Wasn't there someone with the Log Cabin Republicans with that name? Hmmm?
Cheney for president?
(wasn't he already?)
Be afraid; be very afraid.
I think I'll get started on that backyard bunker.
Please run, Darth Draft Evader. Then we can be sure President Obama has a second term.
What a nice present from CNN. Instead of serving up two or three Palin stories, the present a Cheney story for its loyal audience of uneducated dunces to deman and degrade. I can see all of the dope smokers have responed with their hatred and and spleen venting vitriol. Are we ever going to hear anything from CNN about the liberal congressmen and Charlie Rangel investigations? Media bias is so disgusting.
What GOPers want is a return to the glory days of the United States- when were the most powerful nation on Earth and we happily wallowed in excess.
This will never happen.
Rome in the second century was much like the US at the end of the twentieth century. Rome today is a city. We are now seeing the rise of other nations onto the global stage, the decline of the US dollar, and an explosion in global telecommunications. Obama understands that America's future depends on how it positions itself into this new global dynamic. A return to a Cheney-based model of foreign policy that seeks American hegemony is incompatible with today's realities.
Ah, a good story by CNN to get the libs all riled up. Cheney's not going to run – quite frankly, he's not healthy enough and he knows it. His heart would not hold out. Good to see the libs are delighting in Cheney's health problems. Maybe the rest of us should have been as delighted with Teddy's health problems – but we're not mean like the libs.
Cheney's prospects of winning the presidency? Even he knows it would not happen. The looneys that want him to lead want another Bush fiasco!
SCARY!!!!!! What a bunch of ignorant fools!!!!!
yah run Cheney that way Obama can win again. Obama will win anyway I will be the first in line to vote for him too
Obama/Biden vs. Cheney/Palin would be the most lopsided loss in United States political history and throw the final shovel of dirt on the GOP
Draft Cheney?! LOL. This is life imitates art. Mr Burns for President – I'll vote for him only if Homer is VP. Then we can continue the Bush tradition of having boneheads in power. Doh!
Run....Forrest....Run...... You can't fix stupid. Some people will never learn.
There is no need to watch TV for comedy anymore. The Republicans provide all the laughter one can handle.
Please run Dick so we can DEFEAT you. Run Dick, Run.
A better Idea would be to send him an Sarah Palin to Afghanistan in uniform. Let get an upfront and real picture of a withering war. They then may welcome dithering alternatives.
That's all we need, Cheney as President in the W.H.! OMG! Maybe
it could be a Cheney/Palin ticket? OMG! Please, please, please,
perish that thought!!!!!