Mein Fuhrer.......I can walk!

Vice President Richard Cheney's is convinced that his office is not part of the Executive Branch of the federal government. And therefore, he is not required to file annual reports with the federal National Archives and Records Administration. The Vice President has often been misjudged by his critics for his disregard for the checks and balances created by the framers of our Constitution.

“Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.”

Some believe his confusion may stem from the various medications that reduce the blood flow to his brain. Are some of Mr. Cheney's astonishing ideas a result of increasing confusion brought on the various blood thinners, blood pressure reducers and diuretics he is taking on a daily basis? Perhaps his grand design for a better, stronger America just doesn't fit within the constraints of contemporary democracy.

Here are some of his most memorable quotes. Is he slowly losing it? Or does he have a grand vision that will lead this country to a better place?

On his lack of military service.

"I had other priorities when I was younger."

On his inability to distinguish a bird from an older, Republican lawyer.

"I am the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend."

On his deadly accurate predictions about the Iraq War.

"I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency."

On his good relations with the legislative branch of government

"Go f**k yourself."

At one time he was recognized as a sterling legislator serving 11 years as a Congressmen from the great state of Wyoming.

-96th Congress: 4 Sponsored; 0 became Law
-97th Congress: 4 Sponsored: 0 became Law
-98th Congress: 8 Sponsored: 0 became Law
-99th Congress: 7 Sponsored: 1 became Law (H.R.1246 : A bill to establish a federally declared floodway for the Colorado River below Davis Dam.)
-100th Congress: 7 Sponsored: 1 became Law (H.R.712 : A bill for the relief of Lawrence K. Lunt.)
-101st Congress: 1 Sponsored: 0 became Law

Unfortunately, promoting and passing legislation was just too mundane for Mr. Cheney. These piddly acts of legislative give and take should be left to lesser humans.

We only have been afforded an occassional glimpse into the dark, mysterious, wonderful chamber called Dick Cheney's brain. Neo-cons like Vice President Cheney, Norman Pohderetz, Richard Perle or Dr. Strangelove do see the world through a different set of lenses that you and I. Is it genius or just bad medicine?

"Mr. President, it is not only possible, it is essential. That is the whole idea of this machine, you know. Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy... the fear to attack. And so, because of the automated and irrevocable decision making process which rules out human meddling, the doomsday machine is terrifying. It's simple to understand. And completely credible, and convincing."