It's surprising that it took so long for Dick Cheney to be seen as the shadowy, macabre figure he has revealed himself to be -- a tout of torture, a prophet of preemptive war, and a sorcerer of secrecy (not to mention a wholly self-owned branch of the U.S. government).
Before and after the 2000 election, when Cheney led the vice presidential search -- and picked himself -- the mainstream media equated his quiet manner and mellifluous voice with a moderate...
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