Cheney Stumps for GOP Candidates in Wash.

[Rose Siding]

EVERETT, Wash. -- Vice President Dick Cheney returned to the scene of repeated frustration for Republican presidential tickets Monday, launching a spirited defense of the beleaguered Bush administration and promoting GOP congressional candidates.

Cheney stumped for U.S. House hopeful Doug Roulstone, a retired Navy commander, and blistered Sen. John Kerry and other national Democrats as weak-kneed on defense.
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Cheney then flew to Spokane, in more Republican-friendly Eastern Washington, to address troops at Fairchild Air Force Base and to headline a fundraising event for U.S. Senate contender Mike McGavick, who is challenging Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
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A reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq will depend on the situation on the ground, "not artificial time lines set by politicians in Washington, D.C," Cheney said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/17/AR2006041701409.html

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Many people lined up to support and protest the vice president’s visit to Washington. Most arrived early Monday waiting to Cheney to arrive.

“I want to show the vice president that we support him. We are thankful that we live in a free country and can speak out no matter what our position,” said Ann Tegman of East Wenatchee.

Chad Shue of Everett, also waiting for the vice president’s arrival said, “He’s not as welcome here as he thinks he is, and he sent 2,300 Americans off to die, but when it was his time to go, he didn’t. He had other priorities.”

http://www.kirotv.com/news/8774487/detail.html

[patdem]

1. Why is this NEWS? a partisan fart promotes a partisan fart...do

DEMOCRATS GET THIS KIND OF 'NEWS'...NO...SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE!

[rpannier]

2. Glad to hear it

We need all the help we can get.

[onehandle]

3. Cheney's snarling at our troops.

That would hurt my morale.

[savemefromdumbya]

4. Cheney gives GOP candidates the kiss of death!

[Starlight]

6. That was my first thought, too.

:nuke:

[AnneD]

13. Really....

how bad must your numbers be for Cheney to give you a boost. Give Cheney a long black cigarette filter and he is a dead ringer for the penquin.

[UrbScotty]

5. Who'd want to be supported by Mr. 18%? (nt)

[Skittles]

7. why would troops want to be around a 5-time deferment chickenhawk?

:puke:

[Hekate]

8. Probably under orders to be a photo-op backdrop, that's why

That would be par for the course for this administration. They use uniformed personnel at every opportunity, and our troops can't say no. It has to be galling to a lot of them.

Hekate

[Vidar]

9. Sadly, he & shrub are effective at raising money. As for their popular

appeal--I'm glad they're campaigning.

[paparush]

10. In other news...sales of Body Armor in Everett Washington spiked today...

[Zorra]

11. Does he have a gun with him?

:scared:

[indypaul]

12. Old GFY Cheney should show them this

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/images/04/14/cheney.taxes.pdf