Bush Fights Back - Round 4

The counterattack to the Bush lied lie continued in its newfound doggedness today.  With the President out of the country, Cheney stepped in for this round, offering some choice words about the hypocrisy and memory lapses among the administration's critics.

Excerpted from the Vice President's remarks at the Frontiers of Freedom Institute's 2005 Ronald Reagan Gala:

What we're hearing now is some politicians contradicting their own statements and making a play for political advantage in the middle of a war. The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out. American soldiers and Marines are out there every day in dangerous conditions and desert temperatures – conducting raids, training Iraqi forces, countering attacks, seizing weapons, and capturing killers – and back home a few opportunists are suggesting they were sent into battle for a lie. The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone – but we're not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.

Previously: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3

(Hat tip: Lorie Byrd)