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January 20, 2009

Today's Joke

Now that he's confined to a wheelchair, Cheney's transformation into a Supervillain is finally complete.

—Jonathan Schwarz

Posted at January 20, 2009 09:44 AM
Comments

He did bear an uncanny resemblance to Lionel Barrymore in It's A Wonderful Life.

Posted by: Paul Avery at January 20, 2009 01:48 PM

Where's the gold bullion he was lifting when he hurt his back?

Posted by: An Outhouse at January 20, 2009 02:55 PM

Outhouse,

It was probably those last minute heavy boxes of documents being gathered for shredding that did him in. That, or he's playing for sympathy. After all, you wouldn't want to beat up on an old man in a wheelchair, would you?

Posted by: JerseyJeffersonian at January 20, 2009 03:08 PM

Dr. Strangelove...

Posted by: Robs at January 20, 2009 05:46 PM

Maybe Dick and Charles Krauthammer can get together for a "Haters on Wheels" play date, now that he doesn't have to concern himself with the day to day details of torture and stuff. Draft PNAC 2.0. Gotta keep busy or your mind starts to decay.

Posted by: JerseyJeffersonian at January 20, 2009 07:40 PM

An Outhouse: The gold is in the wheelchair, the back injury is a lie so the joke's on U&I.

Posted by: Mike Meyer at January 20, 2009 07:54 PM

Now that he handed over the gem that is the source of his powers to Joe Biden, Dick Chaney has fallen to the effects of age that the gem held off.

Posted by: Benjamin S. Schwab at January 21, 2009 02:41 PM

Guy Caballero meets Jack Abramoff.

Posted by: Nell at January 21, 2009 04:32 PM