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IIRC, Cheney lobbied hard for Paul O'Neil at Treasury. Bad move. Not a fan of tax cuts. In addition was bailed out by as CEO of Alcoa when Bill Clinton brokered a deal between Alcoa and Marc Rich to allow Alcoa to get raw materials at reasonable prices when no body else could get product period.

I believe O'Neil was an early off the record source for anti-Bush stories early in the administration.

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I'm pretty certain O'Neill wrote a negative book about the Bush Administration after he was fired. You're right, bad move.