Cheney and Cheneyism By James Brett

[Demeter]

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June 27, 2007

Cheney and Cheneyism

By James Brett

Dick Cheney is one thing and Cheneyism is another. Dick "Backseat" Cheney is a political cockroach. Open the door and in he scuttles, finding immediately the dark places in any space and feeding surreptitiously from the general mess. He acquires power by taking jobs that no one else really wants, and in this way resembles Iosip Vissarionovich Djugashvili (Uncle Joe Stalin) more than any other character preceding him. The Vice Presidency is such a job, a laughing stock, a glass of warm "spit," an obscure office where a Cheney could thrive. He has. He has been the power behind much in the CheneyBush administration, a fact we have identifed months and months ago.


Cheney has a low center of gravity, a knack for being unperturbed by the by-play of Washington politics, but make no mistake, he is keeping score, relentlessly.


Dick Cheney is a profane man who fancies himself cut from a mold that once cut Teddy Roosevelt. He is a "sportsman" and respecter of manly arts. When an "effete Vermonter" pissed him off, his "Go Fuck Yourself, Senator" came straight from the hip and was barely noticed by his prefrontal cortex or any other part of his brain that might be involved (in other people) with ethics and courtesy. Cheney believes that courtesy is a weakness, but that brash assertiveness is the mark of a survivor, a winner. Accordingly, Cheney does not think much of other human beings.

Cheney is a social darwinist, a person who believes that human life is meant to be a struggle for survival. For him survival is gaining control over his environment, and being one who acquired power by association with smarter people or richer people or just by accident, he sees himself as a survivor and the rest are, well, stooges. This aspect of Cheney's personality dominates his conscious and unconscious life.


Cheney has a bit of an inferiority complex because he does not have a very strong pedigree or resume. He coattailed Rumsfeld into Washington politics and made use of his singular opportunity like some sort of dark Horatio Alger, learning the back channels, the dirt, the seamy side and the levers of power. He has been astute and despite his modest intellect, he is above average in achievement, and it would be a very big mistake to underestimate his ability to reach a conclusion quickly. It would be appropriate to notice, nevertheless, that he (like many who are not well-endowed with synaptic agility) tends to hold onto his judgments despite accumulating evidence. This is part of his "manliness" construct, of course. Cheney is no wimp, at least not his own mirror.


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Authors Website: http://americanliberalism.org

Authors Bio: James R. Brett, Ph.D. taught Russian History in several universities before becoming an academic administrator. His academic interests have been in the history of science and the history of ideas, particularly Marxism and classical liberalism, but also psychology and consciousness studies. He became an acknowledged expert on curriculum and faculty research administration. He is a frequent contributor to liberal and progressive blogs and is the founder and publisher of The American Liberalism Project.

[Bonhomme Richard]

1. A great read. I hope our representatives understand..................

just what Cheney is about.

[The Blue Flower]

2. Excellent piece

Dick the Cockroach