cheney -- on scottie mcCee -- "bob dole got it about right."

but first, scottie mcCee, on dick cheney
courtesy of thinkprogress, today:

. . .lurking behind it all remained the magic man, Vice President Cheney. No one knew better how to orchestrate what was happening from behind the curtain while the grand production was playing out on stage. Quietly slipping in and out of internal deliberations, his influence and wand waving barely discernible to the outside world, Cheney rarely showed all his cards and never disclosed how he made things happen. Yet somehow, in every policy area he cared about, from the invasion of Iraq to expansion of presidential power to the treatment of detainees and the use of surveillance against terror suspects, Cheney always seemed to get his way. . .

now -- here's what cheney meant
with his reference to bob dole. he
made the remark at a d.c. press
luncheon, this very afternoon:

. . .There are miserable creatures like you in every administration who don’t have the guts to speak up or quit if there are disagreements with the boss or colleagues. . . No, your type soaks up the benefits of power, revels in the limelight for years, then quits and, spurred on by greed, cashes in with a scathing critique. . .

. . .In my nearly 36 years of public service I've known of a few like you. . . No doubt you will 'clean up' as the liberal anti-Bush press will promote your belated concerns with wild enthusiasm. When the money starts rolling in you should donate it to a worthy cause, something like, 'Biting The Hand That Fed Me.' Another thought is to weasel your way back into the White House if a Democrat is elected. That would provide a good set up for a second book deal in a few years. . .

gee, i just love me a good-
ole-boys'-pissin' contest, don't you?

as ever, more to come.