For all you Guys and Gals out there who just LOVE to twist Dick Cheney's knickers, I present you with an OPEN THREAD to have at it.  It will be tagged as "SPORT."

PUT YOURSELVES ON IRONY ALERT!

I can't be the only one who believes that all this is about Mary running for office, can I?

So have some fun here; take your best shots!  (sorry, pun intended)

From the (Denver) Examiner.com:

 Former vice president Dick Cheney has made some negative remarks on President Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan. Referring to President Obama as 'dithering' Dick Cheney delivered a speech titled, "Concerns about America's Foreign Policy Drift" at the Center for Security Policy on October 21, 2009. The remarks were delivered as Dick Cheney received the Keeper of the Flame Award. Here is the transcript of the speech as well as the full video.

 Full transcript and video:

 http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Dick-Cheneys-remarks-regarding-President-Obama-dithering-on-Afghanistan-full-video-and-transcript

 'President Obama has said he understands the stakes for America. When he announced his new strategy he couched the need to succeed in the starkest possible terms, saying, quote, "If the Afghan government falls to the Taliban - or allows al-Qaeda to go unchallenged - that country will again be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they possibly can." End quote.
Five months later, in August of this year, speaking at the VFW, the President made a promise to America's armed forces. "I will give you a clear mission," he said, "defined goals, and the equipment and support you need to get the job done. That's my commitment to you."

It's time for President Obama to make good on his promise. The White House must stop dithering while America's armed forces are in danger.Make no mistake, signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies and embolden our adversaries. Waffling, while our troops on the ground face an emboldened enemy, endangers them and hurts our cause.'

Via Politico:

 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28212.html

 Liz Cheney, William Kristol, and  Debra Burlingame have filed 501(c)4 papers for "Keep America Safe."  They have already put out some videos, uh, propaganda films.  Insiders say that sister Mary Cheney and father Richard (Dick) will join them.

"The Left has dozens of organizations and tens of millions of dollars dedicated to undercutting the war on terror," said Kristol, a seasoned partisan warrior. "The good guys need some help too."

 Kristol, asked about the group, first joked that it would serve as a launching pad for his partners' political careers. Burlingame, however, flatly denied she's planning a run from liberal Westchester, and Cheney, who has been mentioned as a candidate for the Senate or House from Virginia, said her ambitions have nothing to do with it.

 "It's not about me or my future as all, except to the extent it's about my future as an American, my future as a mom who cares deeply about the world my kids will inherit," she said.