dickcheneyship

so now it's even more evident that getting cheney away from the white house was a good idea. beyond the fact that the office of the vice presidency isn't under the president or congress, we also find out that it's also not fit for "big government." but what exactly is big government? according to cheney, if the government wants to follow me around, break into my house and rummage around, even arrest me and torture me, it can and that's all within the right. but if government offers healthcare to me, it's gotten too big. if it offers me assistance until i get a job, it's gotten too big. if it's paying for my education, it's gotten too big. so basically, government as envisioned by cheney is a totalitarian, 1984-esque construct. *shudder*