Cheney's Lies III: On Meeting Edwards

The LA Times does a great breakdown of how Cheney lied when he said he'd never met John Edwards before. They've got photos of the two together at a prayer breakfast ("inconsequential" squeaks Cheney's people), describes Edwards escorting Elizabeth Dole to the Senate floor so she could be sworn in by Cheney.

But they go further than the "he said, he said" usual stuff and put Cheney's claims in context to show how he really lied.

"Although Cheney is the Senate's presiding officer, he actually sits in the chamber only on rare occasions," says the LA Times, "such as to break a tie vote and to swear in new senators."

Or to swear AT senators, we might add.

"He does attend the GOP senators' weekly luncheons to discuss party strategy," continues LAT. "But only Republicans attend, and Cheney usually breezes into the building, goes to the meeting, then leaves without hobnobbing with Democrats.In fact, Cheney was teased by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) for only associating with Republicans when, in an encounter on the Senate floor, Cheney cursed at Leahy."