Is Axelrod the Democrats Cheney?

It's time to nix the double standard of politics. There are just as many dirty Democrats as there are dirty Republicans...both parties have their share of greed mongers and the difference is, one is vilified by main stream and the other glorified. You be the judge of which party gets the gold star.

Democrats are just nicer. Right?

Dick CheneyDick Cheney was a dirty rotten scoundrel. There was nothing good in that man's spirit and he did nothing but get rich off the Iraq war. When news broke that Halliburton had been awarded lucrative contracts in Iraq, CORRUPTION was the headline across that nation. Cheney was a true Republican scumbag and his ties to Halliburton proved it.

The Kerry – Edwards team knew it and used it as a campaign commercial. The ad featured Cheney stating: "I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind and haven't now for over three years." Kerry's commercial screamed of Cheney's guilt. American people are faced with a $200 billion price tag for Iraq and rising health care Cheney got 2 million and in exchange Halliburton received several no-bid contracts.

The problem was – the America believed the Presidential campaign ad. – "Hook, line and sinker" they call that. The commercial was a smash hit for Kerry – one of his best. The fact that it was completely false was irrelevant as most Americans simply do not research anymore. Americans believe that commercials for Presidential candidates that end with "I am ____and I approve this message" MUST, in fact mean it has been FACT CHECKED! Except, the commercial was one lie after another.

Cheney did not get 2 million from the Halliburton contracts and he proved it! He produced all the documentation to prove he was telling the truth yet despite this – the DNC and Kerry-Edwards used the lies as propaganda for the election.

Those, like myself who defending this with fact were not quite taken seriously because despite all the facts proving Kerry's ad and the DNC propaganda was false, liberals rebounded with "Who cares? Conflict of interest anyway."

Since Cheney was on deferred payments – had Halliburton gone bankrupt – Cheney would have suffered. So, obviously there is a conflict of interest...except, Cheney had worked out a system to make sure this didn't happen BEFORE he took office to avoid a conflict of interest. But this again was overlooked by media and the truth that he really had no vested interest in Halliburton took backseat to baloney.

And, it didn't stop there. Cheney also had stock options and the vilification over the stock options was everywhere. He would make millions (more) off those and once again – being the horrible dirt bag he was – the DNC made sure it was publicized everywhere – complete neglecting to add that the profit from Cheney's stock options had been forfeited prior to his VP position as well. He didn't defer his stock options after the contracts for Halliburton went through – it was BEFORE and he didn't just forfeit them – he forfeited them to charity: 40% to the University of Wyoming 40% to the George WashingtonGeorge Washington's medical facility to be used for tax exempt charities and 20% to Capital Partners for Education. That horrible man even made it irrevocable – Cheney could not waive it or amend it and he could NOT take the options back in the future. Whether you like Cheney or not – these are BLATANT FACTS. Giving up the rights to those stock options was a huge financial sacrifice and the charities that were granted the options received a sizable donation that was hardly recognized by main stream media.

The Vice President wasn't the only ones the Democrats went after. Americans United for Social Security renamed their organization the Americans United for Change (there's that word CHANGE) and immediately launched a 1 million dollar campaign against the Republican Party (and Bush.) The group received $500,000 from a large labor union (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) and further the Associated Press released information from undisclosed officials at Americans United for change saying Harry ReidHarry Reid of Nevada and Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi of California met with the donors prior to donations "underscoring their personal interests in the group's efforts..." (I know – the AP lies.)

Anyway, the ad... made several misleading statements in a blatant attempt to smear the Republican image mainly that of the Bush administration. "The President gives away billions to the drug companies ... while cutting health care for our seniors" it states when what truly occurred was the largest expansion of Medicare since it was enacted by adding a prescription drug benefit! The result was a 37% reduction in cost for prescription drugs to seniors. Certainly not the message the ad was putting out!

The ad (which, I should state goes after energy legislation and Medicaid changes enacted by the Bush administration) also implied drug companies were seeing a huge windfall from the Bush administration when if fact, the legislation gave no taxpayer money to drug companies under the new legislation. The claim was based on a study by two staunch Bush critics Alan Sager and Deborah Socolar of Boston University. No mention of the disputed facts by PricewaterhouseCoopers who estimated the so called "windfall profits" were actually much lower than the BU study used for the ad purposes stating it was really somewhere in the range of (+3.2% to a -1%). Marked differences in the two studies – one side presented. WHO lead the fear mongering on seniors campaign???

It became apparent that the liberal groups were set out to mark the Bush administration as the most corrupt ever. They used tactics like those mentioned in this article to paint Cheney, Bush and the RNC as thieves. Pure and simple, the administration did every little thing possible to push their own personal agendas.

Republicans who were running for re-election quickly began to distance themselves from the administration and the world CHANGE grew in strength. Result – Democrats took the Congress and a Democrat took the Presidency.

The ads worked.

So, they question is now: Will the Republicans hold this administration as responsible for their actions as the Democrats did with the last? This time will the American people check fact verses fiction?

Start with conflict of interest issues. Congress is immune as are the President and Vice President. That said – Cheney and Bush were never held to “conflict of interest” issues anyway and Cheney need not have produced any documentation to support his ties to Halliburton. Given the liberal media ignored that he did, it was in vain anyway.., Pelosi and Reid have no issues with their conflicts of interest either (and I'll throw my Mass - man Frank in there too...what planet is that dude from?) since they can walk away free of any charges even if they profit billions.

But what about David AxelrodDavid Axelrod?

A perfect example of what comes around goes around? Conflict of interest or not?

Conservatives are screaming foul and writer and author Michelle MalkinMichelle Malkin is on the circuit exposing a little bit more of the Sr. Advisors "issues."

It starts with Axelrod's position as president and sole shareholder of AKPD Message and Media. Axelrod sold his interest AFTER Obama's victory and is owed 2 million dollars by the firm. Unlike Cheney, who collected before entering office, Axelrod is still owed the money (not to mention is not immune to conflicts of interest suits) and therefore, absolutely has a vested interest in the company.

Enter the health care debate and Axelrod's interest. AKPD is currently receiving very large sums of money from "Healthy Economy Now" which includes in its coalition: PhRMA, the AARP, the SEIU and other BIG players in the health care debate. Is Axelrod negotiating any deals involving any of these companies now directly tied to a firm that owes him money? If so, Axelrod might want to run from the media because it would blow the socks off the accusations by liberals way back when concerning the Cheney-Halliburton scandal!

Time for a special investigation already? Yes, but I am not counting on one. This administration seems to be WAY above the law.

How about it Democrats.... are you going to stand behind your claims to righteousness and the truth – or is Axelrod getting a free ride like so many other Obama cabinet members and advisers?

As for Republicans...Seize the day!

Sources:

http://www.factcheck.org/new_group_old_habits.html

http://www.factcheck.org/kerry_ad_falsely_accuses_cheney_on_halliburton.html

http://www.factcheck.org/anti-bush_ad_overstates_case_against_halliburton.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aV3dLt6wmZH4

http://www.michellemalkin.com