Jon Stewart on Dick Cheney

Read this blog post from Dead Things On Sticks and then watch the clip from The Daily Show:

In reaching for the core of why this thing upsets him so much, Stewart tries to do what he does: be funny. But when that doesn't work, when Hayes tries to use it to wriggle away, Stewart does the thing that is breathtaking whenever I see someone on TV smart and brave enough to do it: he asks the very thing the audience is thinking. He won't let it go. And when the answer is unsatisfactory -- how could it not be? -- Stewart goes for his main point: it's not just that he knew and lied. It's that he knew and lied, and along the way, pointed to anyone who didn't buy his disingenuous spin as gospel and questioned their patriotism.

The gasp from the audience is pretty amazing.

It's All About Cheney

Reading through the posts on Andrew Sullivan's blog over the last few days, it's becoming more clear that he's building a case against Cheney. When it comes to Iraq, torture, abuses of Executive power, and now war planning for Iran, it's clear that all roads lead to the vice-president.

It already appears that he either is or considers himself to be the de-facto ruler of this country and that he considers his office to be above the law. So what happens in 2008? If the Republicans win, will Cheney remain somewhere behind the scenes? If the Democrats win, will he make the coup official? Will he declare martial law?

Anything seems possible.