Dick Cheney loads up

When I saw that Dick Cheney was out campaigning again, I had to wonder what the point was of sending a guy with an approval rating of around 30% to try and convince a majority of America that his view was right. It seems like a losing strategy to me, but I guess you have to work with what you have.

Cheney was not afraid to shoot truth in the face, either:

"Some Democrats in Congress have decided the president is the enemy and the terrorist surveillance program is grounds for censuring the president," Cheney said, adding, "The American people have already made their decision. They agree with the president."

Uh, Dick?

1) No Democrat in Congress thinks the President is "the enemy." Unless disagreeing with the President means that he's the enemy. In which case, more than half the country feels that way.

2) The grounds for censuring the President rest on his authorization of a program that violates current law. Regardless of it's goals, it appears that what the President has done is illegal. Censuring the President is not about spying on terrorists - it's about violating the law.

3) The American people appear not to have made their decision on the idea of censure or the domestic spying program. And if you are going to start ruling on public opinion, well, you guys in the White House have a lot of work to do.

Sadly for the truth, the article quoted above does not address these falsehoods, and let Cheney's words stand. So one must wonder if truth will be as lucky as Harry Whittington was.

*UPDATE* Holy crap. The same quote appears again without refutation in this article as well. Has Reuters fallen into the hands of the RNC?