I think that Cheney tried to leave the impression that on most of the Tuesdays he was “up there” that he was presiding over the Senate. The record indicates that Cheney rarely presides and that his Tuesday trips were to meet with Republicans, where Democrats weren’t invited.

My point is that you believe that it is this big huge point that Kerry brought a pen – A PEN! – into the debate against the rules. If you don’t care to give Kerry a pass for a lapse on a small thing, I’m not going to give Cheney a pass, either.

I have a lot of friends who tell me that it is God’s will that Bush be re-elected. I’ve been telling them it is God’s will that Cheney directed the audience to a Soros site.

Joel: I don’t know the details of Cheney’s prior encounters with Edwards, but from what I gather, they were outside the context of regular Senate meetings. If so, Cheney could just as easily have said that, and his rhetorical point about Edwards’s mediocre attendance record would have been every bit as forceful. If not, why didn’t Edwards call him on it? Is it your position that Cheney has a perfect memory but Edwards doesn’t?