Imagine buying a ticket to see Dick Cheney speak and winding up having to listen to Mark Steyn. That’s what happened to a bunch of crazy Canadians when Cheney cancelled a scheduled appearance in Toronto because it was too dangerous. You see, in more polite countries, the only difference between Dick Cheney and Idi Amin is that Cheney has a higher death count. The last time Cheney made the mistake of traveling north, he wound up trapped for seven hours while decent human beings brayed for his head.
In September, Mr. Cheney was speaking at a private club in Vancouver when protesters massed outside the front door harassing ticket holders and in one instance, choking a security guard.
The former vice-president was reportedly held inside the building for more than seven hours as Vancouver Police in riot gear dispersed the demonstrators.
So, Cheney cancelled his appearance at the Metro Toronto Convention Cantre and sent Mark Steyn to complain about Muslims again.
I understand why Obama chose to look forward and not back. But we lost an opportunity to define the Bush years as a criminal aberration, as a national stain never to be repeated. As a result, things just got crazier. In the rest of the world, Dick Cheney’s freedom of movement and speech is a complete affront to justice and humane values. In our country, James Carville writes op-eds in defense of Scooter Libby.
