Dick Cheney Endorses McCain

***UPDATE*** Joe Biden responds to Dick Cheney's endorsement of John McCain:

If you ever had any doubt that John McCain would continue George Bush's policies -- you can put those to rest. Just today, Vice President Cheney came out and endorsed John McCain. Do we need any more proof? I'm not surprised. Dick Cheney has been wrong on everything else the last eight years. He's on a roll.

EARLIER: The Obama campaign gleefully sends over an announcement of a major endorsement.... for John McCain... by Dick Cheney.

"In three days we'll choose a new steward for the presidency and begin a new chapter in our history," the Vice President said Saturday morning. "It's the biggest decision that we make together as Americans. A lot turns on the outcome. I believe the right leader for this moment in history is Senator John McCain."

This isn't, perhaps, the story that McCain headquarters wants in the news, though the press is undoubtedly going to play it up. Cheney is, after all, the Vice President.

If there was one GOP official less liked than George Bush it is Cheney. His popularity remains only among the rabidly conservative base who - a year ago - chanted "four more years" when he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference in Washington D.C.

UPDATE: Sure enough, Obama is set to jump all over the endorsement, having some fun with it in the process. According to prepared remarks for a rally in Pueblo, Colorado.

I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it. He served as Washington's biggest cheerleader for going to war in Iraq, and supports economic policies that are no different from the last eight years. So Senator McCain worked hard to get Dick Cheney's support.

But here's my question for you, Colorado: do you think Dick Cheney is delighted to support John McCain because he thinks John McCain's going to bring change? Do you think John McCain and Dick Cheney have been talking about how to shake things up, and get rid of the lobbyists and the old boys club in Washington?

Comments

[iamasocialist]

THANK YOU DICK

[DrYRHead]

Hay, I know what this is. It is the October surprise, but it has come on the 1st of November.

[who38]

Old people have slow reflexes.

[ella52]

Three days before the election? The huge coalition of Cheney supporters must be dizzy with excitement.

[who38]

LOL.

[rhan]

This reminds me of the anit-drug message .... this is your brain, and this is your brain on drugs. This is your campaign ..... and this is your campaign with Cheney's endorsement!

[covegirl]

Well his endorsement is the Kiss of Death!

[Cedman]

...and they both know it.

[VivaZapata]

McCain must have really pissed off Chaney for Chaney to do such a horrible thing to him.

[Mr Grey]

Perhaps the only good thing Old Dick will ever do for America. Wink, Wink, You Betcha!

[mcleodak]

Palin-Cheney Same old same old
http://wasillaproject.typepad.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4JdyhkSx3o

[Onepebbleinthelandslide]

Blab bla bla blahhhhh!

[jmoore79]

This is NEWS??? Was it a slow news day???

[TN]

Give us our money that you stole from the US taxpayers back, crook.

[THE JEDI 69]

Wow..the D*V*L himself came all this way to collect McCains S*UL

[PT6]

The KISS of De@th!

At least Cheney did one decent THING!

[SkywayMoaters]

Uncle Screwtape endorses nephew Wormwood.

[SkywayMoaters]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters

[SkywayMoaters]

Toadpipe=Karl Rove

[flyingmonkey]

This could only help McCain in Bizarro world.
Lets just hope this isn't Bizarro world.

[happylittlevegemite]

So McCain has locked up the crucial w.ar cr.iminal vote then