Cheney's Mess Worth a Close Look Mr. Cheney bought himself a former Dresser subsidiary facing 292,000 claims for asbestos-caused health problems. He said at the time the merger was "one of the most exciting things I've ever been involved in," and predicted it would benefit Halliburton's customers, employees and shareholders. The first thing that happened was Halliburton eliminated 10,000 jobs. (It was amusing to hear Mr. Cheney on the campaign trail in 2000 claiming he had been out in the private sector "creating jobs.")

{he's not evil because he's a selfish shortsighted greedhead. not even because he's an extremely selfish, massively shortsighted, candy-assed greedhead. he's evil because he's all that and he's second-in-command of the most powerful nation the world's ever known. and because he's the hand inside the sockpuppet.}