Dick Cheney, despite his protestations of having "no ties" to Halliburton, may be one of the worst offenders, likely rising to level of treasonous activity. As of 2005, Cheney had 433,000 Halliburton options with varying strike prices as low as $28.13 a share. Halliburton closed at $38.98 on Friday (10/5/2007). If you adjust the lowest strike price to account for a 2007 split, Cheney could buy shares for as little as $14.07 and sell them for almost $39. That's $25 of profit per option exercised.

If Cheney gets his war with Iran, how much will his Halliburton options be worth then. Iraq was never about WMDs or Democracy. This administrations motivations could literally come down to one man's stock options. While tens of thousands of American soldiers are killed or wounded in Iraq, Cheney has set himself up to rake in tens of millions in war profits.

We need to transform the Democratic party into modern day Roosevelts and Trumans on this issues: