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"Big Time" Dick Cheney* 

Cheney Dismisses Critic With Obscenity (New-Explicit Language (R))

By Helen Dewar and Dana Milbank

On Tuesday, Cheney, serving in his ceremonial role as president of the Senate, appeared in the chamber for a photo session. A chance meeting with Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, became an argument about Cheney's ties to Halliburton Co., an international energy services corporation, and President Bush's judicial nominees. The exchange ended when Cheney offered some crass advice.

"Fuck yourself," said the man who is a heartbeat from the presidency.

And here's your Republican Non-Denial Denial:

Leahy's spokesman, David Carle, yesterday confirmed the brief but fierce exchange. "The vice president seemed to be taking personally the criticism that Senator Leahy and others have leveled against Halliburton's sole-source contracts in Iraq," Carle said.

From The Stuff You Can't Make Up Department:

As it happens, the exchange occurred on the same day the Senate passed legislation described as the "Defense of Decency Act" by 99 to 1.

But isn't it against Senate rules to use profanity on the Senate floor?

There is no rule against obscene language by a vice president on the Senate floor. The senators were present for a group picture and not in session, so Rule 19 of the Senate rules -- which prohibits vulgar statements "unbecoming a senator" -- does not apply, according to a Senate official. Even if the Senate were in session, the vice president, though constitutionally the president of the Senate, is an executive branch official and therefore free to use whatever language he likes.

LINK To The F-Word Quotin' Washington Post

* When George W. Bush called reporter Adam Clymer a "major league Asshole," VP Candidate Dick (I have no ties to Halliburton) Cheney replied, "Yeah. Big time."

I'll post more on this week's Top Contenders later today.