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'''Richard Bruce “ Dick “ Cheney''' (born January 30, 1941, in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]) served as the 46th [[Vice President]] of the [[United States]], 2001–2009. He was elected as a [[Republican]] in 2000 with President [[George W. Bush]].  Cheney was re-elected along with President [[George Bush|Bush]] in 2004.  Cheney was also the Chief of Staff for President [[Gerald Ford]] (1975-77), when Cheney was contemptuous of [[conservative]]s as they supported [[Ronald Reagan]]'s primary challenge to Ford who then lost the presidential election to [[Jimmy Carter]].  [[Dem]]s and Cheney have linked arms as [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]], including a hero's welcome for him as Dems gathered in 2022 on the anniversary of the [[J6 Capitol protests]].

'''Richard Bruce “ Dick “ Cheney''' (born January 30, 1941, in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]) served as the 46th [[Vice President]] of the [[United States]], 2001–2009. He was elected as a [[Republican]] in 2000 with President [[George W. Bush]].  Cheney was re-elected along with President [[George Bush|Bush]] in 2004.  Cheney was also the Chief of Staff for President [[Gerald Ford]] (1975-77), when Cheney was contemptuous of [[conservative]]s as they supported [[Ronald Reagan]]'s primary challenge to Ford who then lost the presidential election to [[Jimmy Carter]].  [[Dem]]s and Cheney have linked arms as [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]], including a hero's welcome for him as Dems gathered in 2022 on the anniversary of the [[J6 Capitol protests]].

Though somewhat [[conservative]] in his early days as a congressman, Cheney subsequently reaped tens of millions of dollars from a multinational corporation associated with a policy of foreign interventionalism by the United States.  Cheney then became an aggressive cheerleader for the [[neocon]] agenda of foreign wars and even the [[NSA]] domestic spying program.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cheney-defends-nsa-programs-says-snowden-a-traitor-obama-lacks-credibility Cheney defends NSA programs, says Snowden a 'traitor,' Obama 'lacks credibility']</ref>  With his neocon positions, Cheney's approval rating hovered at about only 30% as vice president,<ref>[https://news.gallup.com/poll/28159/americans-ratings-dick-cheney-reach-new-lows.aspx Americans' Ratings of Dick Cheney Reach New Lows]</ref> dropping to 13% when he left office.<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/08/remembering-why-americans-loathe-dick-cheney/244306/ Remembering Why Americans Loathe Dick Cheney]</ref>

Though somewhat [[conservative]] in his early days as a congressman, Cheney subsequently reaped tens of millions of dollars from a multinational corporation associated with a policy of foreign interventionalism by the United States.  Cheney then became an aggressive cheerleader for the [[neocon]] agenda of foreign wars and even the [[NSA]] domestic spying program.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cheney-defends-nsa-programs-says-snowden-a-traitor-obama-lacks-credibility Cheney defends NSA programs, says Snowden a 'traitor,' Obama 'lacks credibility']</ref>  With his neocon positions, Cheney's approval rating hovered at about only 30% as vice president,<ref>[https://news.gallup.com/poll/28159/americans-ratings-dick-cheney-reach-new-lows.aspx Americans' Ratings of Dick Cheney Reach New Lows]</ref> dropping to 13% when he left office.<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/08/remembering-why-americans-loathe-dick-cheney/244306/ Remembering Why Americans Loathe Dick Cheney]</ref>