I will be jealous of one of my friends, so long as both of us live.
During the 2000 campaign, Dick Cheney was at a fundraiser event here in my town.
My friend was still in high school at the time, and decided to skip that day to go to the fundraiser. After the event, as Cheney was leaving, and shaking hands, my friend was able to shake Cheney's hand. He let Cheney know that he had skipped school that day to come see him, and would he be so kind as to write out an excuse letter. He said Cheney got a twinkle in his eye for but a moment, and wrote out a short excuse note that went something to the effect of:
Please excuse Tyler's absence yesterday. He came to see me.
Signed,
Dick Cheney
When Tyler took the note to school the next day, the secretary took one look at the note and replied, "You're excused."
I'm not sure if Cheney used his own pen, Tyler's pen, or where the paper came from, but I have seen it with my own eyes. His mother kept it framed in their living room, and I don't think wild horses could have drug that note away from her.
You DUmpmonkeys that have a problem with Cheney or Rove can just plain eat my crumb.