US News has a nauseating cover story on Big Dick (Cheney)

[Hailtothechimp]

I didn't read the whole thing, but here's the link if you have a streak of masochism:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060123/23cheney.htm

The last paragraph is the worst. Here it is:

In times of trouble, Cheney turns to the example of George Washington, whose life he has studied in great detail. Washington was criticized for being aloof and imperial, as is Cheney. But the VP believes America's first president had a knack for seeing beyond the crisis of the moment and for not getting thrown off course by "background noise." It's the same path that Richard Bruce Cheney is trying to walk at the dawn of the 21st century.

Seems like they want to turn Cheney into a modern-day Washington, doesn't it? I sent a letter to them suggesting as much, and pointed out the irony that Washington stepped down rather than becoming a king, while Cheney seems to want a president who is a king. Let's see if they run it (not real likely, but you never know).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Useless News blows.

That's just ... :puke:

[Olney Blue]

2. This is exactly what Gore was talking about in his speech.

"I believe in a strong, robust executive authority," Cheney said during a recent Mideast trip, "and I think that the world that we live in demands it." In wartime, he said, the president "needs to have his constitutional powers unimpaired."

[C_U_L8R]

3. Apparently Dick skipped the part about...

"I shall not tell a lie"

[LittleClarkie]

4. Can't you just hear "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" being hummed

in the background, with Darth standing there, a flag behind him, attempting to look noble.

[dchill]

5. To Cheney, things like the Truth and the Law...

are just "background noise."

[Vickers]

6. Washington was a celebrated General. Dick is a general pain in the ass.

Big difference.

[kurth]

7. War hero Dickhead crosses the Delaware in bulletproof motorcade

protected by helicopters, and no mortal is allowed to view his divine likeness.

How's the treason trial going with Dickhead's Chief of Staff?