An expression many from my generation revert to when someone "bad" dies. The expression hails back to the movie "the wizard of oz." When the bad witch dies, the munchkins and everyone else bursts into spontaneous singing:
Well today someone bad died. Dick Cheney. In fact, I think it is fair to say that he led the way for trump. Cheney pushed for the unitary executive theory- expanding the power of the president beyond the constitutional limits. Basically turning the presidency into a monarchy.
Cheney also push for the use of torture in the "war on terror."
As a dear friend said to me today "Cheney died today but thanks to trump, none of us can enjoy it,"
I am trying my best to enjoy it - but yes, we are in such bad times that it is hard to celebrate this particular war criminals death.
I hope to find time to say more about this awful human being in the future.
Stay tuned.
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