‘Fourth Branch’ Cheney strikes again

Published: July 31, 2007, 8:14 am

We all had a good laugh last month when Dick Cheney's office argued, in all sincerity, that the Vice President could ignore executive orders because he's not part of the executive branch of government. Eventually, the Bush gang dropped the argument from their talking points, but until after they'd humiliated themselves. Yesterday, CBS News' Mark Knoller sat down with Cheney for a fairly long interview, which included this follow up to last month's absurdities: (transcript via Nexis) Q: There was an aide in your office who said that one of the reasons you weren't abiding by that executive order was that you're really not part of the executive branch. Do you have are you part of the executive branch, sir? CHENEY: Well, the job of the Vice President is an interesting one, because you've got a foot in both the executive and the legislative branch. Obviously, I've got an office in the West Wing of the White House, I'm an adviser of the President, I sit as a member

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