Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute
March 24, 2008
During a television interview conducted in Oman on March 19, Vice President Dick Cheney was asked about growing public opposition to the occupation of Iraq. When the reporter noted that two-thirds of the public, according to surveys, now oppose the war, Cheney replied with one word: ?So??
The surprised reporter persisted: ?So? You don?t care what the American people think??
?No," Cheney responded. "I think you cannot be blown off course by the fluctuations in the public opinion polls.?
Public policy should not be driven by opinion polls, but when two-thirds of the public oppose a policy, we?re not seeing a mere fluctuation.
The administration convincingly demonstrated its contempt for the Constitution by manipulating our nation into an undeclared and unnecessary war. Now that we?ve permitted the war to continue for five bloody and expensive years, it?s not surprising to see that they no longer bother to disguise their contempt for our opinions.
Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.