It’s part of everything he’s done to us, his Narcissism. He was "sure" Saddam had Weapons of Mass Destruction, in spite of all the copious evidence to the contrary. He was "sure" that Joseph Wilson was a Dilitante taking advantage of his wife’s job at the C.I.A. I expect he’s "sure" that the President needs absolute power to do the things that he [Cheney] is sure need doing – like war, torture, domestic spying, etc. Cheney exudes supreme "confidence" even in the brief clip I saw of his interview before I changed to some Grade B Japanese Monster Movie [Godzilla: The Final War – one absolutely terrible movie in the fun way only Japanese Kung Fu Monster Movies can be].
Last week, I quoted an unlikely source:
"And the biography of a man who has served this country so well and so honorably for so many years will be overshadowed by a single, ill-fated hunting mishap." – Michelle Malkin –
I think she’s got it backwards. I think Cheney, himself, is "ill-fated." He believes himself to be the center of the universe, and that belief actually had something to do with his not paying attention to the whereabouts of the people around him – like Harry Whittington.
I’m sure that Cheney’s Narcissism and his belief that what he thinks is correct above all others is what got him where he is today. And I’m sure he’s a smart man. But, most of all, like the legions of wounded leaders that preceeded him, his false confidence and Narcissism are tragic character flaws that will continue to hurt all of us long after he’s gone.
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