Dick Cheney Will Get a $132,451 Pension

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You state that "I know some do not like the President but he did not come from the rich and famous, he worked for what he and Michelle had. I think those in office do not want the middle class to make it! They want RICH and poor!" I hate to upset you, but have you ever done any research on Dick Cheney? He did not grow up in a rich household. The days of not having millionaire Presidents and VP's is in the past as now most of them have been in the Senate or Congress and have used that office as a way to wealth, which is not the way the founding fathers intended.

Tim of NC 2:23PM July 15, 2010

As a representative, cabinet post member, and VP Cheney deserves the pension.
But does anyone know if Mr. Cheney profited by being VP or did the value of his overall assets increase or not?
Does anyone know where Mr. Cheney is and if hes part of the Board of Haliburton?
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Will of CA 7:05PM December 02, 2009

Wouldn't it be nice if we needed medical treatment we could have the best! What am I saying the best for some wouldn't it be nice if we could just be treated. Along with Cheney, Bush, Al and all the rest not only do they get a pension but they are taken care of for life! That's why most could care less about Universal Health Care. I know some do not like the President but he did not come from the rich and famous, he worked for what he and Michelle had. I think those in office do not want the middle class to make it! They want RICH and poor!
Back to the amount of Pension. We do not want bonuses given to those that have not earned them, maybe if the country suffered than pensions should not be given to anyone that served in office when our Country did not do well! Maybe then those in office would start doing what they are suppose to be doing working for the people not against the people and filling up the pockets of there already rich friends.

Pat Friebe of OH 2:48PM September 17, 2009

I BELIEVE THE PENSION FOR PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS WAS A GOOD IDEA WHEN USED SO THAT THESE PEOPLE WHO SERVED THE PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE IN POVERTY AFTER LEAVING OFFICE. BUT WHEN THE MOST WEALTHY, THE ELITE, TAKE OFFICE, THOSE WITH MORE MONEY THAN ANYONE NEEDS TAKE THESE PENSIONS IT'S IMMORAL AND SINFUL. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE IN THEIR COUNTRY ARE SUFFERING AND THE THAT MONEY IS NEEDED FOR WORKERS RETIREMENTS AND THE BASIC WELFARE OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN.
THEY'RE BEHAVIOR IN OFFICE WAS IMMORAL AND DISGRACEFUL AND THEY NEITHER DESERVE OR NEED THEIR PENSIONS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE TO PROTECT THE ORDINARY CITIZEN IN THE US FROM THE THIEVING ELITE.

MICHELLE ELLIOTT of IN 11:24PM May 13, 2009

"I am a lifelong Republican "
No you are not. You never were a Republican.

Jeff of NY 6:10PM February 02, 2009

I am a lifelong Republican and want to continue to be a Republican - but all I can say about Dick Cheney is that what he has done to our party and to America would make Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Robert Taft turn in their graves. It is horrible that the secretive Gestapo actions of this man have been attached to the entire old conservative movement and to conservative candidates.
We are about limited government not big government. We are about realistic foreign policy, not militant idealism. We are for fiscal responsibility, not creating new programs while failing to fund them. We are for morality and values, not personal destruction and lies. I hope America and our party moves forward - I don't think Cheney should be prosecuted, but I do think that they should see if we can deprive him of his welfare check.
Alas, I am to blame as I voted for Bush, because there were no viable options for a Conservative to vote for that had a chance of winning. I knew there were going to be problems when the head of Bush's VP selection committee selected himself for the job. Shame on you Dick Cheney. And I guess shame on me for believing your empty rhetoric about fiscal responsibility, national defense, and moral values while you subverted these things.

Joe C. of VA 6:33PM January 23, 2009

Now=somethin
Retirement=nuttin

kevin of FL 4:07AM January 19, 2009

He will probably get a lot when he goes back to Haliburton and gets his huge compensation for making them billions of dollars profiting from the Enraqi war.

Martin of OR 6:35PM January 16, 2009