The more I hear about Vice President Dick Cheney telling Senator Patrick Lehey to go fuck himself, the better I like Cheney. In an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto, Cheney sheds some light onto the subject:

CHENEY: I expressed my dissatisfaction for Senator Leahy.

CAVUTO: Over his comments about you and Halliburton?

CHENEY: No. It was partly that. It was partly - also, it had to do with - he is the kind of individual who will make those kinds of charges and then come after you as though he's your best friend. And I expressed, in no uncertain terms, my views of the - of his conduct and walked away.

CAVUTO: Did you curse at him?

CHENEY: Probably.

(LAUGHTER)

CAVUTO: Do you have any regrets?

CHENEY: No. I said it, and I felt that...
(CROSSTALK)

CAVUTO: So let me understand, he comes up, he sees you, Mr. Vice - he's all nice, shakes your hand. And then what do you do, let into him?

CHENEY: Explain my unhappiness with the way he conducted himself. What - part of the problem here is, that instead of having a substantive debate over important policy issues, he had challenged my integrity. And I didn't like that. But, most of all, I didn't like the fact that after he had done so then he wanted to act like, you know, everything's peaches and cream.

And I informed him of my view of his conduct in no uncertain terms. And as I say, I felt better afterwards.

When asked about the matter, White House spokesman Scott McLellan said, "These things happen from time to time". When asked about how his conduct was received by his collegues, Cheney said, "Well, I think that a lot of my colleagues felt that what I had said badly needed to be said, that it was long overdue."

Long overdue indeed. I'm always amazed at how politicians can spew all this venom and hatred about one another and then come together with open mouth kisses on each other's ass when they meet face to face. Bush and Daschle come to mind.