mr. cheney says he supports the president's approach to the use of drones, which i guess is hardly surprisingif dick cheney recommends something, does it not behoove us to have second thoughts about it? >> well, you know what? it behooves us to have second thoughts about how they're going about this. i compare this to the iraq war which was very popular in public opinion polls early on, as is the drone policy, but by not being forthright and open and honest with the public, the iraq war obviously became a real albatross and the drone program could become the same way. so it's an argument not to do this in utter secrecy as they have been doing it to actually shine the light of day on it. >> in fact, you must be telepathic. as you know i read everything you write. this is what you say on the use of drones. the iraq war was initially popular before it took a disare a terous turn, and though a large majority of americans support the drone warfare program, it is far more skeptical of killings that target u.s. citizens. do you expect the use of drones to be perhaps scaled back if john brennan becom

mr. cheney to criticize on national security issues.et's take a look at his first rate record. >> simply stated, there is no doubt that sadham hussein has weapons of mass destruction. >> things have gotten so bad inside iraq, my belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. >> did mr. cheney think he koumd call president obama's team second rate? without ri minding us what he's done? nice try, but we gotchya. does that make a difference? search "cost of financial advisors" ouch. over time it really adds up. then go to e-trade and find out how much our advice costs. spoiler alert: it's low. really? yes, really. e-trade offers investment advice and guidance from dedicated, professional financial consultants. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. that's how our system works. e-trade. less for us. more for you. we all work remotely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold pa

mr. cheney is right or is that maybe a little beyond how you would-- >> it may be a little beyond where i'mi do believe the policy formation that we're walking into here when it comes to syria, which is by the way there is now no good solution in syria today. the best thing we can hope for is the best worst option moving forward. we need very quickly to turn the tide in syria. and i don't mean to win it. ip mean just to getinous a position where we can mitigate what bad things are going to happen in syria in the months ahead. same with northern africa. we've got huge dangerous challenges approaching the united states, and i don't be will-- believe we've configuredly ourselves, our resources or policies will to confront them in a way that will cause an impact. >> schieffer: i want to ask you did drones, when we should use them. first off, has the administration been straight with congress on sharing information about what the rules are about using these weapons? >> i think they have. listen, for months-- there's a change in 2008 in july under the previous administration, jon of george bush,

mr. cheney? >> that's right. t comes to making comments on choosing staff, dick cheney is the national gargoyle. he was the only guy in charge of a vp selection process who ended up choosing himself. the hypocrisy is mind blowing. here is a guy going after two decorated war veterans who himself had five determents, who was quoted as saying he had better things to do. a guy who lied us in war in iraq. he mismanaged the effort in afghanistan by ignoring it a great deal of the time. a guy on whose watch 9/11 occurred. i mean, here is a guy who failed to get osama bin laden in bora bora. here is a guy who had so many failures on his watch in foreign policy going after two decorated war veterans and an administration record that's been extraordinarily successful not just in iraq, afghanistan, in going after al qaeda and getting osama bin laden. i mean, it is just mind-blowing how hypocritical and out of touch that's guys are and listening to dick cheney give you advice on foreign policy, i mean, that is a new -- that i

mr. cheney charged that president obama is putting the nation at risk by appointing unqualified nominees. cheney said the white house is relying on too many, in his words "second rate people." the associated press reports that the board of american airlines' parent company is meeting tomorrow to decide whether to merge with u.s. airways. a merger would create one of the world's largest airlines. today is new year's day in china. fireworks lit up the sky in beijing overnight and singer celine dion performed to mark the start of the year of the snake. now today's weather. sunny and milder along the east and west coasts. but it will be a stormy day for most of the country. in the week to come, those storms will bring rain and possibly more snow as they move across the nation. keep those shovels handy. next, the fight over drones. ♪ i'm a good man with a good heart ♪ >> osgood: later >> osgood: it looks big to me, but not all drones are as small as this one. the debate over the use of drones isn't small either particularly after the events of this past week. later we'll be hearing from corres

mr. cheney. the reason they have done this is because i think both men are cowards. they think they have to have protection. i cannot believe they would not give you an amount when you called the government and ask, this cost. why is that a secret? guest: the department of homeland security and the secret service can extend protection to former presidents whenever they think there is a threat or it is appropriate. they would not release those details because they think it could hurt their protection capacity. if you release the dollar amount, they figured you could determine what they might be using to protect the person. they think that may reach some confidence in their ability to provide protection. host: this is from twitter. any provision that says if you are making a good living you do not need this money? guest: a thing that is what the bill in the last congress was trying to speak to. there has historically been a consensus in congress that this is a really high position. after users -- after his serve, you deserve some recognition and a pension. if you are w

mr. cheney. the reason they have done this is because i think both men are cowards. they think they have to have protection. i cannot believe they would not give you an amount when you called the government and asked how much this cost. why is that a secret? guest: the department of homeland security and the secret service can extend protection to former presidents whenever they think there is a threat or it is appropriate. they would not release those details because they think it could hurt their protection capacity. if you release the dollar amount, they figured you could determine what they might be using to protect the person. they think that may reach some confidence in their ability to provide protection. host: this is from twitter. any provision that says if you are making a good living you do not need this money? guest: i think that is what the bill in the last congress was trying to speak to. there has historically been a consensus in congress that this is a really high position. after you serve, you deserve some recognition and a pension. if you are wealth

signed up with the harry walker agency which represents president clintened along with gore and cheney. mrsr husband has made more than $89 million just from speaking fees. >>> and security is high at the upscale four seasons hotel in midtown manhattan where police say two men smashed a lobby display case, and got away with more than $160,000 in high-end wristwatches and jewelry over the weekend. the hotel says this particular jewelry line is popular with celebrities ranging from jay-z to former new york city mayor rudy giuliani and the nypd continues its search for the suspects. not a place you would thing of as a possible target but yes they apparently targeted this hotel lobby and stole a lot of these high-end watches, wolf. >> thanks very much, lisa. >>> a troubled country music star is dead. an apparent suicide. joining us next, our own dr. drew pinsky who spoke to the singer not long ago. >>> and four months after superstorm sandy, some victims are reduced, right now, get this, to begging their banks for money. why they're not getting their insurance payments. >> we came here to live

mr. america and french canadian and all kind of things. >>> dick cheney, from the sublime to the ridiculousdick cheney can't stand the fact that his side lost the election, dick. that he and his neocons are under assault and in retreat, thank god. he's saying president obama is picking second class people. we'll be right back with the story of dick cheney. >>> also the white party. how did the gop become the home office for conservative whites? a fascinating new story in "the new republic" argues the cause is not overt racism but is based on the pre-civil war southern interpretation of the constitution shared by modern day republicans, you know, secession, nullification. >>> plus, the man who shot osama bin laden, we don't know his name yet and have never seen his face yet, but the member of the s.e.a.l. team who pulled the trigger three times has told his story to "esquire." we've got the author here tonight, phil bronstein. >>> let me finish with some thoughts on the stripe of republican dick cheney leads. the kind that would believe in him. this is "hardball," the place for politics. be

cheney has criticized the president's choice of national security advisers for his second term. we began by asking about an issue that is front and center on capitol hill, mr. obama's use of drones in the war on terror. >> i think it's a good program, and i don't disagree with the basic policy that the obama administration has pursued in that regard. >> therefore, the idea of taking out in yemen an american citizen who had threatened america was just fine with dick cheney? >> yes -- >> by dwoen attarone attack? >> yes. >> should there be checks and balances in terms of that? >> i think when we hire the president of the united states, he gets to live in the big house, makes all that money, he is getting paid to make difficult, difficult decisions. >> you talked about the obama team was second rate. what did you mean? >> well, i think -- i'm very, very concerned about what i see happening, charlie, in the national security arena. i think the administration's policies are terribly flawed. i think that the president's performance by my standards in the international arena, middle east and so forth, is worse than many of my friends and colleagues, being his dom

cheney criticized the choice of national security advisers for secu president obama's second term but we asked him about an issue issu front and center on capitol hill, mrobama's use of drones in the war on terror. >> i think it's a good program, and i don't disagree with the basic policy that the obama administration pursued ifn that regard. >> the idea of taking out in yemen an american citizen who ey? threatened america is fine with dick cheney? >> yes, he was clearly part of -- >> without any kind of -- shouldhould t there be checks and balances in balances terms of that? >> i think when we hire the when president of the united states he he gets to live in the big house, makes all that money, is he getting paid to make d difficult, difficult decisions. you talk about the obama's team was second rate what did you mean? d >> well i think, i'm very very concerned concerned about what i see i think happening, charlie n the in the national security arena. i the administration's policies are terribly flawed. the president's performance in int the international arena in the middle east and so forth is worse than many myself friends and colleagues deem his

mr. turtle but mitch mcconnell does look like a turtle. i hadn't thought about it. he says what's wrong with them is they're both dick cheney-like. martin wants to know what would happen if i took a vacation in colorado, smoked pot then came back to maryland and was chosen for random drug testing? would the fact that he smoked it in a state where it is legal save him? the answer quickly is no. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning friends and neighbors. good to see you today. it is thursday, february 21. thanks for joining us here on the "full court press." welcome to the program as we come to you live all the way across this great land of ours from our nation's capital washington, d.c. and our studio on capitol hill. we'll bring you up to date on all of the news of the day and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. there is a lot going on. we'll cover it all. jesse jackson jr. plead guilty to the misuse of campaign funds. he and his wife could both face time in prison. here is a big reversal. florida governor rick scott now says he loves medicaid. wants to expand it in florida. of course in

mr. brennan can read how the public was mislead. and advocates of torture don't want release. that's the only way to ensure that future generations won't go down that path again. and that's exactly what dick cheney say you are absolutely right, it is a great movie, but again, you can't take something that historical and -- can you imagine if they got everything in "lincoln" wrong? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> absolutely, and see that's the thing. i mentioned before and i believe ali did in his piece, that it's really not hollywood's responsibility. but none the less we as former practitioners involved in our post government working life we -- we have concerned that this will become you know -- let's say the definitive history of how bin laden was captured, and that was the close on that era of terrorism which again, it's inaccurate, and we're talking about two important things, efficacy and then the huge thing we haven't even mentioned yet, morality. >> stephanie: yeah. and i share ali's hope. he says once it is declassified it won't be long before another hollywood story comes along to tell the real story of the capture of bin laden. i think that's true? >> yeah. >> stephanie: i went to the film wi