Casting the First Stone
It was the penultimate day of the Republican National Convention and vitriol was spreading like a sunrise. On a night when the theme was supposed to be "Land of Opportunity" -- focusing on the party's domestic record and second term agenda -- Vice President Dick Cheney set the tone. In a 2,800-word speech, Cheney devoted just 50 words of his speech to health care, 92 to the economy and 102 to education. There was no mention of energy policy, trade or the environment. Even Iraq, undoubtedly the focus of Cheney's term in office, merited just 34 words. Number of words Cheney devoted to personally attacking and distorting the record of John Kerry: 671. [more
] Pictured above: President Cheney