This be the day his handlers no longer even pretend he's his own man. The entire world will have their noses rubbed in it.

9/11 commission to quiz Bush, Cheney
Joint, private testimony at the White House.

Now, if Cheney is a compassionate conservative, if there is even one point of light, he'll give bush a tube of K-Y jelly. I understand that might help while bush has Cheney's hand up his backside moving bush's lips. That would be kind. Not necessary, but nice.

<a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040510&s=alterman"When the President is not around, Administration officials refer to Cheney as "the Man," as in, "The Man wants this" or "The Man thinks that."

It really is sort of funny. To bad it's also so tragic.