Cheney is really just a nice guy

[quaoar]

Just a big ole pussycat. So misunderstood.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-adelman1sep01,1,7453040.story

By Ken Adelman
Dick Cheney's acceptance speech tonight at the Republican convention in New York will automatically draw the boos of a host of demonizers. They see him as secretive, wealthy, aloof.

But that doesn't match the Cheney I know. I first encountered his signature half-smile 33 years ago at the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington. That's right, Cheney worked for the federal agency that fought "the war on poverty."

Though Cheney was a pretty big deal in our little OEO world — he was then-Director Donald Rumsfeld's special assistant; I was congressional liaison — he didn't act like a big deal. He didn't play the Washington game of glancing over your shoulder during a chat to see if anyone more important was coming within reach. Then, as now, Cheney turned being unpretentious into a fine art.

[donco6]

1. Half smile? Where?

I didn't know his face could move.

[mark0rama]

3. I believe that's called a "sneer" (nt)

[Bombtrack]

2. He is a pussy