Put your money where your mouth is
Vice President Cheney thinks he’s not a part of the Executive Branch. Rep. Rahm Emanuel isn’t having any of it (via email to Atrios)
“The Vice President has a choice to make. If he believes his legal case, his office has no business being funded as part of the executive branch. However, if he demands executive branch funding he cannot ignore executive branch rules. At the very least, the Vice President should be consistent. This amendment will ensure that the Vice President’s funding is consistent with his legal arguments. I have worked closely with my colleagues on this amendment and will continue to pursue this measure in the coming days.”
This seems like a very canny political play to me. The Vice President clearly thinks he’s above the law and that oversight of any sort does not pertain to him but really, will he continue to act so tough without funding? Me thinks not.
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