President Bush said he almost lost his friendship with Dick Cheney over this. Dick you should have resigned. I wouldn't have blamed you one bit.
Did you see the two of them at the Bush Library groundbreaking? I was shocked at how unscathed Bush seemed and what a toll it had taken on Cheney. I know the VP stayed out of a sense of duty to the country -- he stayed to babysit Bush. How much happier and healthier he would have been if he had stayed home in the oil patch with his buddies.
I'd like to also add, I loved the Childrens books written by Mrs. Cheney, especially the one on the Constitution.