Let's face it, Cheney is so bad it's comical ...

It would be comical if it weren't so bad for the rest of us.

Cheney's lies and deceptions are now so obvious only the most blinded ideologue could still believe he is credible.

And think of the damage those lies and that deception have done to our nation. They certainly have diverted us from the path of our greatness guided by the simple principles that all are equal under the law and that we should always be struggling to become what we believe we ought to be — believing we can be better than what we are.

Let's be clear about our history, starting with the Magna Carta, we reined in the elite — the nobles, the barons, and the king — and gave protections to the people. This is the great watershed of Western Civilization, when the idea that the masses were the servants of their rulers, that the wealth the people created accrued to the accounts of the elite — the lord of their castle or domain — was rejected.

And this is the great political divide even today. To whom do we give our allegiance and allow to take our treasure? To ourselves as a great nation, with everyone treated fairly? Or to the elites who govern us in some manner — ordained by a Higher Power to lead, and thereby set apart from the rest of us and treated differently?

The politician decides: "Should I be in service to the people, or to the elites?" The predominate posture during my lifetime has been lip service to the people and real service to the elites.

Yes, President Obama has all the markings of an "elitist". He's just moving more people under that tent, but preserving the special treatment for those who make it there. So Cheney will walk free, spouting his lies, stoking the egomania in his deceptions, at least a little longer.