DICK CHENEY'S FAMILY TREE - OK, SHRUB

I suspect that Dick Cheney’s joke/speech writers are being fired today. Cheney’s wife, Lynne has been doing some research into the background of her family. What did she find, but another Dick Cheney, yes there is a second Richard Cheney to whom her grandmother is descended. Yes the Vice President and his wife are related. OK, I’m hearing banjos and the theme from Deliverance. Apparently so did Dick Cheney. In an off- color attempt at humor yesterday in front of the National Press Club, he mentioned the fact that he had Cheney’s on both sides of his family “and we don’t even live in West Virginia.” He continued with “You can say those things when you’re not running for re-election.” Now granted , for Dick this only rates about a 6.5 on the stupid-o-meter, he got a 9.5 when he picked off his hunting partner with friendly fire. Don’t go hunting with the Dickster. Now everyone that has any kind of relationship with West Virginia is calling for him to apologize for his insult. Republicans and Democrats have both come to the rescue of those poor WVA residents. It’s good to finally see unity in government. Thank you Dick for a united cause. You’ve proven once again why those narrow genetic relationships should be illegal. In a question-and-answer session after giving the speech at the National Press Club, Cheney said also joked that he wouldn't object to a family reunion with Barack Obama, who is also apparently related to Cheney. Would someone explain to me the gnarled, tendriled root that reached out for that one. But Cheney said he didn't think the candidate would be up for one -- "at least not before November. He'd probably be fearful I might whisper in his ear and change his whole view of the Middle East," If he’s smart he won’t let you get that close. He’d probably be afraid you’d ask him to go hunting.