Maybe you haven’t had time, yet, to read the Washington Post’s epic series documenting Dick Cheney’s pure evil. Maybe you’ve missed the calls for his impeachment. Perhaps Cheney’s strange insistence that he’s not a member of the executive branch has passed you by. Well, fear not, friend. Jon Stewart is here to educate on all things Cheney — especially the old man’s penchant for keeping things hush-hush.
Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED. He's the former editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast. ... Read More
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