Department of Irony

Outgoing Vice-President Dick Cheney had some ridiculous advice for incoming Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. In a private meeting between Emanuel, current White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and 13 prior holders of the office (including Cheney), Cheney insisted to Emanuel that his most important job will be to "keep your VP under control."

It's a shame Cheney didn't share that sage wisdom with Bolten or his predecessor Andrew Card when they first took office. Or perhaps Cheney's 8-year term as VP has merely been a post-modern critique of the office - a real world thought experiment designed to prove his theory about the dangers of a powerful vice-president.


Well, I'd say we've all learned our lesson.