Sounds more like Cheney was practical and dressed for the weather dejure, rather than to make a fashion statement at the expense of his health. What can be more immature and asinine than a reporter carping about one's dress, rather than the subject of the occasion?
If you pompous bastards don't like our President and Vice President-you can kiss our ass!!!!!!!!!
Just for the sake of clarification-that diatribe was not intended for you, Bigturbowski.
de jure = by law (Latin)
du jour = of the day (French)
My French is a bit rusty (as any red-stater's should be ;), but I think that's what you were going for.