The vice presidential candidate tends to be a bit of an afterthought.

[By midday, Vice President Dick Cheney even called into Rush Limbaugh's radio show to offer assurances.] You'll find when we look back 10 years from now that it will have been a great appointment, ... You'll be proud of Harriet's record, Rush. Trust me.

[• Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended the coalition mission to overthrow Saddam, saying it would have been irresponsible not to take action.] It was Saddam Hussein himself that made war unavoidable, ... We are not going to answer further danger by simply issuing diplomatic protests or sharply worded condemnations. We will not wait in false comfort while terrorists plot against innocent Americans.

[On Sunday, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney appeared to support the Mitchell report's recommendation of a cease-fire.] We need to find some way to try and cap that violence and get some kind of process started, ... It is conceivable that when the Mitchell Plan is released this week that that may provide some basis on which to proceed.

When a presidential candidate is publicly requesting help from the Russians, you know that there is something seriously going wrong in the USA.

He is obviously a single-issue candidate, and they do not do terribly well in the presidential process.