Cheney, Your Slip Is Showing

Just a Freudian slip or a was it his arrogantly alluding to who has the real clout...himself.

Was it a slip of the tongue, a backhanded payback for callous jokes about him, or a sign of a deeper chill in relations between [the] two most powerful men in the United States?

The White House would not give an explanation. But in remarks made Sunday, US Vice President Dick Cheney appeared to question the political clout of his boss, President George W. Bush.

During an interview with NBC News, Cheney was asked to comment on persistent rumors that he may retire following the November congressional election, allowing the president to appoint his heir apparent.

The reshuffle, privately advocated by some Republican strategists, would aim to give a younger party hopeful the benefit of presidential coattails ahead of the 2008 election campaign.

But the vice president was skeptical.

"Well, I'm not sure it would be an advantage," he said with a coy smile.

Gawd I can't believe I found the perfect picture.