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标题：Scoundrel or Über-Lieutenant? The Vice Presidency of Dick Cheney
其他标题：Scoundrel or Über-Lieutenant? The Vice Presidency of Dick Cheney
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作者：Jody C. Baumgartner
期刊名称：American Review of Politics
印刷版ISSN：2374-7781
电子版ISSN：2374-779X
出版年度：2008
卷号：29
页码：235-252
DOI：10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2008.29.0.235-252
出版社：University of Oklahoma Libraries
摘要：In this essay I evaluate the vice presidency of Dick Cheney. Although roundly criticized throughout his tenure in the mainstream media and popular press for the policies he advocated and presumably helped implement, his secretive nature, his tendency to subvert standard bureaucratic procedures, and exercising undue influence over the president, there is actually no objective framework within which to evaluate vice presidents. After reviewing criticism about Cheney’s tenure in office, I offer an alternative view based on what presidents expect from their vice presidents. From this perspective, in his role as loyal lieutenant for George W. Bush, we are forced to conclude that Cheney was actually a successful vice president.