“If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years... we would not have had the kind of job growth we've had.” IfsYearsKindTwoJobsLastsThreeGrowthPolicyDemocraticThree YearsPursuedJob Growth Author:Dick Cheney
“We're fighting a war on terror because the enemy attacked us first, and hit us hard. ... Al Qaeda's leadership has said they have the right to kill four million Americans,... For nearly six years now, the United States has been able to defeat their attempts to attack us here at home. Nobody can guarantee that we won't be hit again.” YearsFirstsHas BeensSaidWarHardStatesHomeAbleFightingUnitedEnemyMillionsUnited StatesFourSixDefeatTerrorGuaranteesAlsAl QaedaWar On TerrorGuarantees That Author:Dick Cheney
“Sarah Palin is an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she only was governor for what, two years. I don`t think she passed that test.” ThinkingYearsTwoTestsBackgroundsAttractiveCandidatesTwo YearsGovernorsPalin Author:Dick Cheney
“I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done.” ThinkingYearsDonePlusPauses Author:Dick Cheney
“I got to be White House chief of staff, ten years of congressman, secretary of defense, vice-president. If you're a political junkie like I obviously am - that was - every one of those was just a tremendous experience. I'm very comfortable with what I did and why I did it and how I did it. And I'll let others judge whether they liked it or not.” IfsYearsPoliticalHousePresidentWhiteJudgingTenComfortableVicesDefenseChiefsWhite HouseStaffSecretaryVice PresidentJunkieCongressmanChief Of Staff Author:Dick Cheney
“I think we need a very, very serious effort, primarily through tax policy to provide incentives and encouragement for people to save and invest and expand their businesses and to create more jobs. The kind of thing we did in the early Reagan years, 30 years ago. I think that's essential.” PeopleThinkingNeedsYearsKindJobsEffortPolicySeriousTaxesEssentialsYears AgoEncouragementIncentives Author:Dick Cheney
“In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security, he was very often in the minority.” YearsHas BeensMatterStatesUnitedUnited StatesSecurityHundredVoteMinoritiesSenateSenatorsNational Security Author:Dick Cheney
“No, I’ve always been impressed with the tremendous resilience of the American economy. I think over the years, over the decades, it’s demonstrated this tremendous ability to take severe body blows, if you will, and bounce back.” IfsThinkingYearsBodyAbilityEconomyBlowResilienceDecadesImpressedSevereBounceAmerican Economy Author:Dick Cheney
“We need to have a pro-growth policy put in place that offers people hope and offers the opportunity for businesses to expand and for them to have confidence in what the world is going to look like for the next two or three or four years with respect to economic policy.” PeopleWorldNeedsYearsLooksTwoThreeNextOpportunityGrowthFourEconomicPolicyOffersFour YearsHave ConfidenceEconomic Policy Author:Dick Cheney
“If we're successful in Iraq ... we will have struck a major blow right at the heart of the base, if you will, the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault now for many years, but most especially on 9/11.” IfsYearsHeartWarSuccessfulMajorsIraqBlowTerroristAssaultIraq War Author:Dick Cheney
“I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we have done it? And I think absolutely. We have to be prepared now to take the kind of bold action that's being contemplated with respect to Iraq in order to ensure that we don't get hit with a devastating attack when the terrorists' organization gets married up with a rogue state that's willing to provide it with the kinds of deadly capabilities that Saddam Hussein has developed and used over the years.” IfsThinkingYearsKindStatesDoneAbleActionPastUsedOrderWillingMarriedOrganizationPreparedIraqTerroristCapabilityBe PreparedSaddamHusseinRoguesBold Actions Author:Dick Cheney
“A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years of being on the wrong side of defense issues.” YearsLittlesSidesIssuesRecordsToughDefenseCampaignsDebatePresidentialMidstObscurePresidential Debate Author:Dick Cheney
