Originally posted by ziptnf
So you don't tell Congress about your plan?
easy there cowboy.
ever seen the movie Munich?
Jul-14-2009 09:29
Q5echo
asymetrical scepticism
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Dallas
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
Who gave him the authority to order the CIA to do anything?
who do you think? if the President wanted a grilled cheese sandwich from the cafeteria at Langley and wanted the Vice President to order him one, guess what? the Director would ask if he wanted pickles on it.
if it comes from the top, it will get done.
Jul-14-2009 09:35
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
quote:
Originally posted by Q5echo
who do you think? if the President wanted a grilled cheese sandwich from the cafeteria at Langley and wanted the Vice President to order him one, guess what? the Director would ask if he wanted pickles on it.
if it comes from the top, it will get done.
That's unfortunate because the historical role of the Vice President was essentially to sit on his ass until the President got shot or something.
Jul-14-2009 16:54
ziptnf
Programming your future
Registered: Jun 2008
Location: Louisville, KY
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
That's unfortunate because the historical role of the Vice President was essentially to sit on his ass until the President got shot or something.
It was different for Cheney, seeing as how he made a majority of the decisions during the Bush era.
