6.24.2004

Cheney Uses F Word on Capitol Hill

I heard just part of this on MSNBC today, but apparently Dick Cheney went over to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to light into him about all the talk about Cheney's involvement with Halliburton (reasonable discussion considering Cheney IS involved with Halliburton, I think). Exactly what happened next is unclear, but Leahy reminded Cheney that the VP had called Leahy a "very bad Catholic", to which Cheney responded with the F word.

Just dumb schoolground arguments? Cap Hill is usually - in theory - beyond this. What is clear is that the Bush Administration feels it has the right to bully elected members into playing their way, and hates it when someone won't play by their rules.