Ed Schultz Show: Dick Cheney's Last Stand
By CSPANJunkie Friday Jul 24, 2009 1:15pm
July 23, 2009 MSNBC
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW.
Dick Cheney pleaded, cajoled, and even pestered President Bush to pardon convicted former chief of staff Scooter Libby. Cheney argued, "We don`t want to leave anyone on the battlefield."
The president wouldn`t do it. "TIME" magazine has an explosive front- cover story showing just how much Dick Cheney put on the line for Scooter.
It was "... a crusade for Cheney, who seemed prepared to push his nine-year-old relationship with Bush to the breaking point and perhaps past it."
Joining me now is Michael Weisskopf. He co-wrote the story and is a senior correspondent for "TIME" magazine.
Mr. Weisskopf, good to have you with us tonight.
As a journalist, this had to be kind of a fun story to do, wasn`t it?
MICHAEL WEISSKOPF, SR. CORRESPONDENT, "TIME": Dealing with the Bush administration has always been like chipping rock, Ed. And so it was a hard story to get, and -- but it was gratifying.
SCHULTZ: What was the most startling piece of information that you came across that you think is going to be a real interesting point for the American people who are fascinated with exactly how that administration was run, the nuts and bolts of it?
