'Most dangerous VP we've had' Cheney welcomes Biden, who said that

It was the political summit of two professional politicians, the departing vice president, who may be the most powerful No. 2 in American presidential history, and the incoming vice president, who has publicly said some pretty mean stuff about his host.

Republican Dick Cheney, the former wrestler, welcomed Joe Biden, Barack Obama's running mate, to the official vice presidential residence Thursday. Lynne Cheney and Jill Biden were also there and seemed to carry the forced conversation during the posed greeting. (See video below.)

Biden was heard to say he'd been on the residence's first-floor a couple of times. The couples spent about 50 minutes together, then issued the usual brief messages of hospitality and appreciation.

During his vice presidential debate with Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, the loquacious Biden decided not to attack the woman candidate on the podium but took off instead on Cheney, who wasn't running for anything. Biden called Obama's cousin "the most dangerous vice president we've had."

During his August speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Biden also said:

"For every American who is trying to do the right thing, for all those people in government who are honoring their pledge to uphold the law and respect our Constitution, no longer will the eight most dreaded words in the English language be: 'The vice president's office is on the phone.'"

A Biden spokeswoman later said the vice president-elect thanked the Cheneys "for welcoming them into their home and for their gracious hospitality."

You can choose which feeling is the most sincere.

--Andrew Malcolm

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Comments

[Patty Ayers]

"Obama's cousin"? Is that supposed to be funny?

[franksandbeans]

The Cheneys are such classy people. Joe Biden is such a low-life - no substance, just name calling....what a loser we've got now. He couldn't make it on his own and was only chosen as a token white guy to appeal to that side of the donkey party. What a rough 4 years we've got ahead of us.

[Jerry w]

I've said many times that Cheney is the "most powerful No. 2", but I'm not sure that we are speaking about the same thing.

"It was the political summit of two professional politicians, the departing vice president, who may be the most powerful No. 2 in American presidential history,......."

Jerry w
www.boskolives.wordpress.com

[Joe Shmoe]

This is by far... THE DUMBEST HEADLINE ... Please fire the editor.

(Actually, it's a great headline, Joe, if you read it and felt moved to leave a comment. We'll give her a raise. Thanks for reading.)

[Mark Bodenstein]

Cheney is "Obama's cousin"? Who slipped that in?

[Kay Clark]

I find it so ironic that there are people out there who are worried about the next four years. Yes they will be rough, but not because of our newly elected president. We have just been through the eight most poorly governed years in American history. Bush took office with a balanced budget, a stable economy and relative peace. In eight years his administration had run roughshod over the Constitution and made their cronies rich over the privatization of the war and deregulation of the banking system. Pay attention people! You've been SCREWED by this administation. I guess you enjoyed it.

[RIP GOP 2008]

Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld were the first evil administration elected to office. Thousands of young men and women died in a contrived war to sate the administration's thirst for blood. The constitution was trampled and individual rights were discarded during their term in office.
Bar none, this was the most anti-American administration to ever hold office. Terrorists could only dream of accomplishing what the Bush administration succeeded in destroying.

[William]

Franksandbeans... you're a riot! The Cheney's classy? The spineless Cheney who found 5 deferrments from military service... the spineless Cheney who didn't stand up to his party in defense of his child?

Yeah, classy guy that one!

[Doowadiddy]

"obama's cousin"? geez! this is about the most inane crap i've seen on the web about the cheney - biden encounter. the editor should be fired ! Not only for the headline, but for the whole article. i'm just thankful that us easterners have a real newspaper to read like the washington post.