Compassionate Conservative
Reuters is reporting today that,
"Vice President Dick Cheney blurted out the "F word" at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont during a heated exchange on the Senate floor, congressional aides said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday in a terse discussion between the two that touched on politics, religion and money, with Cheney finally telling Leahy to "f--- off" or "go f--- yourself," the aides said.
"I think he was just having a bad day," Leahy was quoted as saying on CNN, which first reported the incident. "I was kind of shocked to hear that kind of language on the floor."
posted by ian @ 3:43 PM
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No defending the VP here - the Senate floor is not the place for that language. But just to be fair and balanced, here's an excerpt of Senator John Kerry's interview with Rolling Stone magazine last year,
"I voted for what I thought was best for the country. Did I expect Howard Dean to go off to the left and say, 'I'm against everything'? Sure. Did I expect George Bush to f - - - it up as badly as he did? I don't think anybody did," Kerry told the magazine.
Of course, the difference here is that Cheney's remarks were made during a private conversation - while Kerry's were made to a reporter.
-BB
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