the China threat & Lynne Cheney

James Fallows

The same thing happened at the second meeting — discussion from other commissioners about terrorism, nuclear proliferation, anarchy of failed states, etc, and then this one woman warning about the looming Chinese menace. And the third meeting too. Perhaps more.

Finally, in frustration, this woman left the commission.

“Her name was Lynne Cheney,” Hart said. “I am convinced that if it had not been for 9/11, we would be in a military showdown with China today.”

Let’s try this story again and replace Lynne Cheney with …

Marilyn Quayle?
Betty Ford?
Tipper Gore?
Mrs. Spiro Agnew?

So many of these problems trace back to Bush allowing his Vice President to be more than a figurehead. Here’s hoping that future Presidents will go back to the days of selecting powerless, amiable lightweights for Vice President and keeping them on a very short leash.

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