If You Don’t Vote For Kay, Dick Cheney Will Shoot You In The Face

In what is arguably the greatest display of the least possible political savvy from U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, her campaign has accepted the endorsement of former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Cheney,who famously (accidentally) shot Austin attorney Harry Whittington in the face on a hunting trip and kept goodness knows what in his man-sized safe, is not exactly a model for much of anything–much less a good government conservative. Take, for example:

“Cheney’s White House energy task force produced an all-drilling-and-no-conservation plan that failed not just on policy grounds but as a political matter as well, saddling the administration with a year-long public relations headache after Cheney insisted on running his outfit with a near-Nixonian level of secrecy.” [Washington Monthly]

And, let’s not forget the CIA leak scandal and a host of other scandals Cheney was involved in. And, while we’re at it, remember: this is the same Dick Cheney who was George W. Bush’s partner in bad policy–sometimes leading the way–on virtually every single bad public policy initiative spearheaded by the Bush administration.

For Hutchison to decided that accepting this endorsement was a good idea shows that she is far less politically savvy than people give her credit for.

Hutchison has accepted the endorsement hoping it will drive a wedge through Governor Perry’s conservative base. The problem, however, is that many mainstream conservatives are as displeased with Cheney as Democrats are.

This isn’t something that helps Hutchison–it only hurts her.

Filed Under: Hutchison Watch