MARCH 23—After posting the performance contracts of artists like Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, and U2, The Smoking Gun has finally obtained the backstage demands of a real rock star. That’s right, below you’ll find a copy of Vice President Dick Cheney’s standard “tour” rider. The document is provided to hotels where Cheney will be bunking and lists how the Republican pol’s “Downtime Suite” needs to be outfitted.
And here you’d been thinking that Dick Cheney was just a humble public servant who recognizes his responsibility to the American sheeple and is a wise steward of public resources (tax dollars). Yeah, right….
I recognize that, as much as Dick Cheney travels, it’s nice to arrive at your destination and find something that at least feels familiar. Nonetheless, should my tax dollars be spent ensuring that the Vice Torturer is treated like a rock star? This appears to be yet another example of how out of touch this Administration is and how much they have lost sight of who it is they represent.
The only thing missing is the rider insisting on a glass jar full of green peanut M&Ms….
