Originally Posted by onetime2

Wait a second, what happened to all the experts who claimed that Cheney was controlling the administration and pulling the strings of George Bush's marionette?

Bush has his beliefs and he's standing up for them. Cheney has his and he's standing up for them. In the end it's Bush's administration and he determines policy just like Cheney said.

If anything this is a positive that shows the administration is open to other points of view.