A Dear Dick letter

Dear Dick,

First, Sir, I would like to say that I am very sorry to hear that you have a blood clot in your leg. I know you have had serious circulatory issues in the past. Hopefully, this latest health risk will not force you to resign as the Nation's most powerful Vice President ever. The recent attempt on your life in Afghanistan, and your former Chief of Staff being found guilty by a jury of making false statements (lying) to a Grand Jury and the FBI, as well as Obstruction of Justice (implying there was something to obstruct justice's view of) are obviously not what the doctor ordered in terms of reducing your stress levels. I know you and "Scooter" were very close. Your former advisor, Mary Matalin called him "Cheney's Cheney". How could what seemed to be, for all intents and purposes, your assistant do so much without your direction and knowledge? It's not like your hand written notes were referred to during the trial. I mean, identifying a covert CIA operative who was working on Iran's nuCLEar programs, in these times? Who could let politics get in the way of Our national security? It's almost as bad as when President Clinton lied about having an extra marital affair. At least you are not running for President in 2008, right. Don't worry, Mr. Vice President. The pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-gun control New York front runner for your republican party's nomination will ease your jangled nerves.

There's always the "progress" being made in Iraq, despite the statements of General Petraeus. Who expected to hear "There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the insurgency of Iraq," from the President's latest appointment to lead there? From the man whose name "surge" dissenters were flogged with by everyone from senator LIEberman to your puppet-in-chief, george junior (to be fair that's not that wide of a field). How could the lead General in Iraq, since the "surge", make such a statement during war time? It would be like making public the repugnant way Our Country has been treating Our injured veterans coming home from your administration's war in Iraq. It's no wonder that Congressional members of the "grand ol' party" knew about the abuses to Our veterans and said nothing. And those who complain that Our troops are being overextended, under rested, and under trained for their ever changing mission in the war/nation building project in Iraq must not realize that Our troops are "in harm's way". Damn the war veterans in Congress who want to legislate that Our military get the rest, training, and equipment they need and deserve. Don't they realize it is the draft, and service, dodging civilian leadership that knows best. I guess it's all part of the ever changing climate in Washington. Don't worry, I'm not talking about "global climate change". I know your administration only allows specifically designated people to discuss that, and not the pesky scientists doing the research.

At least you are not involved in the pressuring of Federal prosecutors by high ranking republican officials for political reasons and the subsequent firing of Federal prosecutors who did not heed that pressure. Maybe all your work with halliburton and the "energy task force" will keep you out of the line of fire of the "independent counsel" or "special prosecutor" the Democratic 110th Congress may throw at you and your puppet administration.

Thank you Mr. Vice President for all your service in bunkers around the world.

A concerned Citizen.
David Calamoneri
Hoboken, NJ

P.S. I am being sarcastic.