It's awfully hard for the public to absorb all these stories going on.

There's no question that he was very successful in building up a kind of an old-fashioned political machine.

Some would argue they're not as powerful as they were back in the '70s and early '80s, but that's to be expected because of the shift in political fortunes in the state. The fact that they've been able to maintain their prominence and strength as much as they have is a testament of their skills.

Obviously to come to the attention of Channel 4 she must have been a flagrant abuser. That's not to say she's been a poor judge, but obviously she has developed some work habits that are questionable to say the least.

Cheney has been in descent for some time. There is kind of a drip, drip, drip of negative things going on. Cheney himself has said absolutely nothing, I am sure he will try not to. But how long can he remain quiet?

Politically, she's a lot better holding off until after the election.