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On November 3, 2025, Richard B. “Dick” Cheney passed from this life at age 84, leaving behind a record of fierce service to the republic that too many on the left still refuse to understand. He served as White House chief of staff, secretary of defense, a congressman from Wyoming and, most consequentially, vice president under George W. Bush — a man who reshaped the office into a guardian of American security when the nation needed it most. Conservatives should pause and recognize that history will judge his motivations differently than his enemies do in the cable-news chorus.
Cheney was not a polished celebrity politician; he was a hard-charging public servant who put national defense above popularity. After the attacks of September 11, 2001, he helped steer a country seared by terror through the dangerous years that followed, insisting on a posture of strength that protected American lives and interests. Yes, his methods were bold and sometimes uncomfortable, but liberty has always required men willing to make hard choices in the shadows to keep danger at bay.
The media will recite convenient controversies — Iraq, interrogation policies, surveillance — but conservatives know the alternative is drifting into naiveté while adversaries sharpen their knives. Cheney embodied the argument that American leadership must be unapologetic and relentless when the homeland is threatened. For those who only count approval ratings, his low numbers in certain eras were a small price to pay for the peace of mind his firm hand sought to provide a grateful nation.
On the home front he was a family man of quiet, stubborn loyalty, married to Lynne for more than six decades and father to two daughters who carried his patriotism into their own careers. He lived under the shadow of chronic heart disease for much of his adult life, surviving multiple heart attacks and even receiving a transplant, yet he kept returning to work and duty. The Cheney family — who reported he died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease while surrounded by loved ones — deserve our respect and prayers at this time.
We should not sanitize his record or pretend he was flawless, but neither should we surrender his legacy to the caricatures offered by his enemies. Conservatives must reclaim his memory as a reminder that strength, clarity, and an unwavering commitment to national security remain virtues, not vices. As we mourn on November 3, 2025, let us also steel ourselves to continue the work of defending this country the way he believed it must be defended.
