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Although it was Bush's name on the ballot, Bush who led the GOP convention that year and Bush who took the oath as the president, it has been Dick Cheney's show from Jan. 20, 2001 on. Probably even before inauguation day. Definitely since. So, when you really think about it, the radical departure from the election-year positioning of Dubya to what we got after the votes were counted (or not, as the case may be) reflects that reality.
Think about Rob Suskind's book about Paul O'Neill. While Bush pops up in it from time to time (hollering for Andy Card to get him that cheeseburger), it is the glimpses of Cheney, tucked away in the darkness, that send shivers down my spine. It is Cheney who runs the show.
Perhaps we need authors like Sidney Blumenthal to explore the true 43rd president and his regime. It's coming up on Halloween...
