Dick Cheney is now a branch of the Federal Government

That's right kids! Move over Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, the Cheney branch is kicking ass and taking names! What powers does the Cheney branch possess? Whatever powers it wants. See the picture above? The President can't even tell the Cheney branch to get off of his lawn. It just lurks there waiting to be angry about something. The only thing that can stop the Cheney branch is Wolf Blitzer asking it uncomfortable questions about its gay relatives.

Pay no attention to the man behind the shrubbery

I found this image on Atrios' site. I'm not sure what to make of it, did Dick Cheney not realize he was in the shot?

You could write a whole novel about this image. There's Bush at the podium, trying to salvage the last shreds of his presidency, while over there in the middle distance, Cheney looks on.

What is that look? Is it the envy of the balding, heart-disease-riddled man with the permanent sneer who knows how unelectable he is?