In much the way that President Obama's frequent calls for gun control caused gun sales to skyrocket, I suspect that former VP Dick Cheney's endorsement of Kamala is likely to have the opposite result of what he hopes. From the very start of the George W Bush presidency, Cheney was viewed as the brains behind the administration. After Bush picked him for VP, the word was that he brought 'gravitas' to the ticket. Yeah, because George W Bush is not the most eloquent guy. The Democrats heaped nearly as much blame on Cheney as Bush for the Bush Era. Cheney spent 8 years as a prime Democrat boogieman, a villain beyond redemption, a former CEO of Halliburton! Whatever he said was wrong or a lie. Today, voters should listen to him about who should be president. Really?
The Bush Administration got the US involved in Middle Eastern wars in a big way with Afghanistan and Iraq. Though the Biden Administration pulls us out of Afghanistan, it has gotten us entangled in a far more dangerous war between Ukraine and Russia. Trump wants to stop the war; Cheney endorses Kamala. Coincidence? You remember when the Democrats were anti-war?
If a Democrat from 2005 heard that Dick Cheney was endorsing a candidate, the Democrat would vote for the opposition. Has the party drifted so far that Cheney is now a good guy? Oddly, I am reminded of FBI Director Comey. Throughout the 2016 Campaign, he was a hated villain for his pursuit of Hillary and her email server. There was a natural distaste for him among Democrats. On one of those late night shows (Colbert or Maher, I think), it was mentioned that Trump fired Comey. The audience cheered. They weren't supposed to cheer. You see, Comey was undermining Trump, so he was a good guy now. You bumpkins need to keep up with the times.
Topsy Turvy!
