If you want me to agree that using the "f" word in a public forum such as the U.S. Senate is EVER acceptable, by anyone, particularly a vice president, my answer will always be NO.
I expect BETTER from our Repub leaders than I expect from the Dems..
It wasn't on the senate floor. Leahy approached Cheney outside on the mall to rub his nose in his petty little way. It was just the two of them. And it wasn't "f-- you", it was "go F-- yourself".
Much more effective, and completely appropriate, IMHO. :-)
Cheney was, in that moment, speaking for thousands of us.