Halliburton's Cheney loses Control...

[JoseCuervo]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney blurted out the "F word" at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont during a heated exchange on the Senate floor, congressional aides said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Tuesday in a terse discussion between the two that touched on politics, religion and money, with Cheney finally telling Leahy to "f--- off" or "go f--- yourself," the aides said.

"I think he was just having a bad day," Leahy was quoted as saying on CNN, which first reported the incident. "I was kind of shocked to hear that kind of language on the floor."

"That doesn't sound like language the vice president would use but there was a frank exchange of views," said Cheney spokesman Kevin Kellems.

According to congressional aides, Leahy said hello to Cheney following the taking of the Senate group photo on the floor of the chamber.

Cheney, who is president of the Senate, then ripped into Leahy for the Democratic senator's criticism this week of alleged war profiteering in Iraq by Halliburton, the oil services company that Cheney once ran.

Leahy and other Democrats have called for congressional hearings into whether the vice president helped the firm win lucrative contracts in Iraq after the U.S.-led war that toppled Saddam Hussein.

During their exchange, Leahy noted that Republicans had accused Democrats of being anti-Catholic because they are opposed to some of President Bush's anti-abortion judges, the aides said.

That's when Cheney unloaded with the "F-bomb," aides said.

According to Senate rules, profanity is not permitted in the chamber. But when the exchange occurred between Leahy and Cheney, the Senate was not in session so there was technically no foul.

 

[feclnogn]

If there is any senator that needed to be told to f off Leahy is the one. I find it odd that when Kerry used the same word no one cared but when a repub uses it, it becomes a major story.

 

[pawclaws]

Fecl, It is because it was such a shock that a
Republican knew that particular word! (Some fuc..; errr; freakin' Democrat must have taught it to him!

 

[JoseCuervo]

My guess is that a sitting VP should not be using it on the Senate floor toward a Senator....

 

[pawclaws]

I don't think he was speaking as VP to Senator; rather, as PO'd private citizen to smart mouth!

 

[JoseCuervo]

Oh that's right, he is only a part time VP for the US. The rest of the time he is the Executive VP of Sales for Halliburton.

 

[pawclaws]

I think that is something very similar to what evokedhis vulgar comment. And if he'lldo that to a sitting Senator; think what he'll do to your butt!!

 

[JoseCuervo]

Fine commentary on somebody who pulls all the strings attached to Dubya's lips....

 

[pawclaws]

Well strung lips don't get poo poo all over your sleeves Gunner!

 

[JoseCuervo]

Paws,

Did you mis-spell something, or forget punctuation? Your statement doesn't make sense.

 

[pawclaws]

Sure it does; well it did, maybe somebody edited it.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Pretty funny Paws, how after you realize what Cheney's loyalty is to, you then switch the thread to a personal attack on me.

What is the matter, can't you keep on the topic of Dubya being mnaipulated by Cheney?

 

[pawclaws]

How does keeping poop off your sleeve equate to a personal attack on you? Besides this isn't a sportsman's issue; but, maybe I can make it an issue between sportsmen.

 

[JoseCuervo]

My guess is you can't, just like you can't defend Cheney on this issue.

 

[pawclaws]

Cheney needs no defense. He was man enough to look the reporter in the eye and tell him that he did say it and he meant it! Let's see a Democrat do that!

Now I know why the Democrats use the jackass as their mascot!