I am reading a book on Martin Luther and all the political intrigue surrounding him in the 1500s. It certainly brings to mind Cheney and all of his secretive political dealings. There is an interesting article in Executive Intelligence Review that talks about Cheney's fight to stay as VP, and how he may have "used" Bush to take the brunt of the furor about the illegal spying. The article labels Cheney as a modern day "Tomas Torquemada" of the Spanish Inquisition,
which seems quite true, with his penchant for torture.
"""Cheney and His Patsy, Bush, Face Impeachment Furor
by Jeffrey Steinberg
from Executive Intelligence Review
Cheney's Ultramontane Dogma
Bush's bizarre public confession, that he approved a patently unconstitutional program of illegal surveillance of American citizens, has confounded both media pundits and the general public.
No one, however, was particularly shocked when, in a similar series of public interviews last week, Vice President Cheney, the "Tomás Torquemada" of the Bush Administration, asserted his doctrine of ultramontanist Presidential power, and snarled at reporters who dared challenge him.
By sending a duped George W. Bush out first, to take personal responsibility for the illegal wiretaps, attention would be diverted from Cheney to Bush, and the waters would be muddied for those seeking Cheney's ouster. "It seemed like a win-win plan, from the standpoint of the Cheney crowd," one senior intelligence source told EIR. "Either Congressional critics of the White House backed down to the Cheney bullying and bluffing, or, at minimum, it became harder to dump Cheney without also going after Bush."
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2005/3250patsy_bush.html