Dick Cheney has been privy to the inner workings and secrets of the U.S. Government for the past several decades. He is acutely aware of what it has taken to keep this country safe. Cheney is merely warning of the dire consequences of dropping policies that have worked and allowing Gitmo prisoners to be released into the world. Former Gitmo detainees have and will continue to target Americans given the opportunity.

As much as the liberals hate to be reminded it bears repeating. We have not been attacked again since September 11, 2001. Whatever the Bush administration did – worked.

Colin Powell is a great American patriot and well respected as he should be. He is certainly free to support and vote for whomever he wants. Dick Cheney is merely pointing to the fact that if you do support and vote for a liberal Democratic President you’re really no longer considered a Republican by anyone that considers themself a conservative.

He also had some choice words for the lying Nancy Pelosi.

Here is the full transcript and worth reading.

John McCain Speaks of Gitmo

Rounding out Sunday morning was Senator John McCain weighing in on a number of issues on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos. Topics included Gitmo, the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and the state of the Republican party.

Watch the video.

This past weekend GOP leaders laid the foundation for a Republican resurgence with a new initiative called the National Council for a New America. Some of the key players in the effort are former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Congressman Mike Pence .

“Certainly our party has taken its licks over the last couple cycles. No one is under any illusion about that. But that is why we are here. That is why we started the National Council for a New America because it is important for us to reengage, to partner with the people of this country. To make sure that what happens in Washington is relevant to the challenges they face each and every day.”

~House Minority Whip Eric Cantor

“We are the party of the revolutionaries. They’re the party of the monarchists. They are the party that believes government knows best and that government is the sovereign.

“And we are the party that believes the people and free people and people pursuing their own dreams are what make America the strongest nation and most powerful nation on earth…and we are going to continue to be revolutionaries,”

~former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney

“It’s time for us to listen first, to learn a little bit, to upgrade our message a little bit, to not be nostalgic about our past because things do ebb and flow.”

“It’s nice to remember the good old days when the good guys–if you’re a conservative–were in power….but none of that matters right now. What we need to do is to listen, to learn and then there will be new generation of leaders that will lead.”

~former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush

Under the current administration our country is currently being subjected to big government, out-of-control pork bills, oppressive taxes, astronomical debt, impending immigration reform, and federal funding of world-wide abortion just to name a few of the vital issues of the day.

The task of the National Council for a New America is daunting but not insurmountable. What Republicans need to realize is that true conservatism has lost its way over past years. What’s needed is fresh faces and revitalized ideas with an emphasis on shameless and unapologetic values that are based on the ideals of this country.

“The NCNA will bring together citizens from across the country to begin a dialogue with the American people through a series of forums, town halls, and an online effort that will engage people in a discussion to meet our common challenges and build a stronger country through common-sense ideas. The NCNA will be a dynamic, forward-looking organization that will amplify the common-sense and wisdom of our fellow citizens through a grassroots dialogue with Republican leaders.”

~a letter from Republican leaders John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Mike Pence, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, John Carter, Pete Sessions, David Dreier, Kevin McCarthy, Roy Blunt, Mitch McConnell, Jon Kyl, Lamar Alexander and John Cornyn.

The GOP has no one else to blame but themselves for becoming the minority party and the NCNA is a step in the right direction on the path toward renewed confidence in the Republican Party.

Rush Limbaugh has no Presidential or political aspirations. He is merely a private citizen, like millions of us, that has an opinion and something to say about the politics of this country. What is different about Rush is that he has a big soapbox to express his opinions from and he did just that while speaking to a forum of the Conservative Political Action Committee this past weekend. This seems to bother the left and as is typical liberals will attack Rush with all the zest and zeal they can muster up.

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel indicated that Rush is the voice and energy behind the Republican party. He is but one voice, albeit a loud one, among many. It is the Obama administration that is empowering Rush Limbaugh when they continually and obsessively bring up his name. Emanuel told Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation that, “Our goal is to reach out.” The problem with that is every time they have reached out in the past month it was to pick the pockets of hard-working Americans in order to bailout another group of losers and bad decision makers.

This country did not become great through programs of government dependence but by individual independence from people that had vision and took risks.

It has to be assumed that whoever has the loudest conservative voice will be unmercifully attacked using every tool in the liberal arsenal in an effort to silence the opposition.

Rush will not be silenced.