Dick Cheney’s funeral was yesterday, in Washington. Cheney was a fine man and an excellent public servant. His politics were moderate, but while he was vice president, and for years afterward, he was denounced by liberals as a fascist and commonly referred to as “Darth Vader.” Of course, he served under BushHitler, so that was only natural.
His funeral told a different story. It was attended, by invitation, by Kamala Harris, Joe and Jill Biden, George W. and Laura Bush, and Al Gore. Also Rachel Maddow. But not President Trump or Vice President Vance, because they were not invited.
This tracks.
Rachel Maddow is there as well, who only called Cheney the “maestro of terror” after he left office while writing a scathing book about him called “Drift.”
Yep- let’s just pretend this never happened because Liz and Dick Cheney endorsed Kamala. Worked out great. https://t.co/6ZoNvIt7Vc
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 20, 2025
📸 What a moment at the Cheney funeral. A light hearted exchange between old political rivals George W. Bush and Al Gore had President @JoeBiden and @DrBiden laughing along.
It felt like a glimpse of the country we used to be, and the country we could still be without the… pic.twitter.com/1DDibdzR6X
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) November 20, 2025
There is much you could say about this. To some extent, it reflects the realignment we have lived through in recent years. But more, I think, it reflects the fact that Democrats don’t mean anything they say. “Darth Vader”? “BushHitler”? “Fascist”? Just kidding. We knew all along Cheney was a fine guy.
Democrats smear their political opponents wantonly, not because they actually believe anything they say, but because their only object is to cling desperately to power, and lying to achieve and maintain power is one of their lesser sins. I suppose Dick Cheney should be grateful that the Democrats never actively tried to get him killed.
