Bush leaned on the Vice President to get him to do interview.

How do you make a powerful Vice President do something he doesn't want to do, however much the President needs it? From the earliest days of this Administration, the President has been comfortable having a Vice President who answers only to him and pretty much scares everyone else. When Cheney simply shut down after the accident, there was no one else in the White House with the nerve or clout to bring him back online. Cheney "has a very protective family, plus there is an unfortunate intimidation factor," says a former Administration official. "Very few staff—either in Cheneyworld or Bushworld—are comfortable raising issues in a straightforward manner or giving constructive advice."

This just reinforces my view that Cheney is essentially a bully. The only man he answers to is the only man who has more power then he does. He gives his subordiantes short shrift and that means that he does not get any feedback that provides an opposing viewpont. For a man who wields as much power as Dick Cheney that is a frightening assertion. The only thing scarier then that is the fact the President also does not like negative feedback. And they are making decisions that affect my life.

It puzzles me how these other White House staff members can tremble at a sixty five year old man with a heart condition, who kills pet birds in his off hours. Are they just concerned about their jobs? If I were them I would be much more concerned about my soul.

So I have a question for these staff members. Just ask yourself what do you have to sacrifice to keep working for the "Dark Lord"? And is it worth it?