CNN

Reid and co are arrogant, inept bumblers! Burris will be seated!

PEBO bought his way into Washington and Blago takes heat?

I wonder who Joe is selling his Senate seat to...

That's going to be one hell of a shoe fight!!!!!

WRT Ryan @ 1:17

By the way, I also couldn't help but notice the usual Bush/Cheney/conservative bashing going on here. Get over it people. Bush won over eight years ago and again four years ago. You never gave him a chance, let along got over it two weeks before he took over.

Say Chris, Palin actually talked about writing policy which the vice president does not do. So maybe you need to pay attention as to what she was saying. And Cheney claimed that he was not part of the executive branch, even though he has the title VICE PRESIDENT.

Sam and Brian - to further educate the ignorant left, the ENTIRE Congress (in this case the Senate) is sworn in as one, whether any particular member was newly elected or has 2/4 years left in their term.

Alright guys(CNN), I seen the party you guys have. Party at CNN everybody!! LOL!!

I'm playing, I'm playing...

The posts on here again prove to me that the country has been to divided by Bush and Rove to ever be a great country again. The hatred among our own citizens is incredible. The right wing has gone so far off the deep end that they were ready to put a lady in the white house who is as anti-intellectual as Bush and at least as hateful. I guess the destruction of our country in the last 8 years was not enough.

Stories about Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney certainly do get the socialists a twittering about things they don't understand and their dark conspiracy theories don't they. Payback will be ( and already is) fun. With a cast of characters like VPE Hairplug, Pelosi, Reid, Rangel, Blago, Burris and Franken the choices are almost overwhelming.

I guess I would be considered CRAZY b/c I keep coming to these blogs looking for sane people.... the ones who can make a decent, well-thought out argument w/o resorting to name-calling and extreme sterotyping.... where are the moderates? Pls, pls, pls speak up!!! these nut jobs on both the right and the left fail the regardless of party, these people are HUMAN not gods and make mistakes.... none on either side are perfect....

and for those who believe that deify and person as someone who keeps them safe... man, I REALLY feel for you!!!!! b/c you will certainly lose any freedom you have all in the name of security/safety.....

There's something CNN does and MSNBC doesn't do that drives me crazy. We are waiting, waiting, waiting for someone to speak...someone to make an announcement...waiting, waiting.....in this instance Reid is going to speak about the Minnesota race...waiting, waiting...and then there he is, speaking to us and we are listening...and the commentator decides he has spoken long enough and cuts in....so we dont get to hear the rest...so we have to change the channel to MSNBC, which is ok, but none the less.....we can listen to her anytime....all day long....she is just a commentator...why would what she has to say be more interesting and more important than what Reid had to say? CNN, you do that far too often...if I am going to wait to hear someone speak....let me hear them speak.....

I count the days until dick chenney departs. I don't remeber any other more devious a vp sense Agnew. History won't be kind, because we are the history and will write it for the next 50 years. Please don't look for vendication from time. Look in the mirror and see the thousands of faces of dead Americans, soldiers and iraqi civilians and ask them for vendication. Ask the nation of Iraq for forgiveness, after all, they didn't attack us on 9-11 and our soldiers were put in a meat grinder ill trained and equiped. You sir have much to answer for!

Chris

Love your comment , Obama is not a legal citizen in my opinion either.. His kids are going to private school too what ever happend to change, change change.. yea as we all know who have seen politics for years and years the more things "change" the more they say the same. Politics as usual.. Obama could have really helped DC with it's public school where he could see first hand what problems they had an they would have had an advocate to fight to fix the school system there which from many accounts needs some fixing. BUT No, not a chance the kids will go to an expensive private school and continue politics as usual.. How sad..

Virgoman0

Hopefully I'll get a job offer soon so I can stop POSTING on this board. I did enjoy posting from August until now, to voice my opinions. Meanwhile, if you look below, I have compiled useful articles and quotes from the walks of life. (Trying to be positive here...)

For those of you that keep saying Obama was born in Kenya. If you really believe that to be true don't you think McCain's dirt squad would have found proof of that and discredit the Hawaiian birth certificate? When did McCain ever challenge Obama's birth certificate as valid? He didn't because it is valid.

To Pat

Hey, my comments are moderated too. So, you're not the only one.

Congrats Biden! You and Obama will do great things...

Chris, relax and get used to the change. Some of us felt as you did for about 8 years. We'll make it....

WHILE,,,,,,,,,,,BIDEN,,,,,,,,,,,,,SWEARS,,,,,,,,AT,,,,,,,,,,,,,CHENEY

out with the poo in with the new

@ mike:

Statement – "Hey i am from Canada, and let me tell you this, we just can't understand how Americans sat around for the last 8 yrs. and allowed Cheney and Bush to pretty much commit every crime in the book."

Answer – Because of people like TCM (read his post), who bought into the fear mongering and was dumb enough to believe that they were actually making America safer. So the American people gave up their civil rights for security. And I believe it was Ben Franklin (if this is wrong please correct me) that said if you trade liberty for security, you will end up losing both. Plus there was also vote rigging and our wonderful DO Nothing Congress who allowed them to get away with it.

Obama was born in Kenya folks and he is ineligable to be president—not to mention, too inexperienced.

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Even if this were true, which there's no credible evidence that it is, McCain was born in Panama. And that's documented. So where's the whine about that?

I am so glad the man responsible for war crimes (Dick the Devil Cheney) will be leaving soon.

Why isn't cheyney behind bars along with his rethuglican cronies? God, I can't wait until Obama takes office and gets rid of these clowns.

GETTING CHILLS!!

Marilyn from Powell Ohio says Slick Willie kept us safe. She's obviously ignorant to Clinton's failure to capture Osama bin Laden for 8 years after bombing the WTC the first time.

And Marilyn, what about terrorists attacks against the U.S. in Somilia, Saudia Arabia, Tanzania, the USS Cole, and Kenya?

Then there was also Waco and the Murrow Building. Well at least he killed David Koresh and burned alot of Americans alive in the process.

What was Clinton doing for 8 years? Getting busy with college interns.

There's your great president Marilyn.

I just hate career politicians...

Chris,
Ron Paul didn't even come close, so get over your conspiracy theories! Go off and rant about how the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) is going to take over the world! If you don't think a black man running for office in this country hasn't been investigated by the CIA, the FBI, and NSA, you are more stupid than you sound! Oh, by the way Elvis is dead!

CNN made what is clearly a typo. Hillary Clinton and Ken Salazar do not have to take the oath today, as Hillary did so two years ago, and Salazar was elected in 2004.

Chris-

I almost forgot, Palin said she would be in charge of the senate and would help shape policy because that was described in the Constitution. As a scholar of the constitution, you knew she was wrong then and is still wrong.

No one saw Cheyney before because he was under GWB's desk with his hand on Georgie's back (puppet master) telling George what to do.

Ah, a kodak moment. Father and Son Reunion. Oh, and let's not forget while contemplating the thought that Bush and Cheney protected our sorry behinds, that 9/11 happened on their watch.

Just wanted to see how ugly things were going to get on this blog before offering the following: (Yes, I have posted this on another blog today)

Time for that reminder folks. Read the posts for this article. Think about what they're saying, from both ends of the political spectrum. And you wonder why the world's citizens have NO respect for the people in the United States of America? It's because we have NO respect for ourselves.

@Chris: "Obama was born in Kenya folks and he is ineligable to be president—not to mention, too inexperienced."

Right you are, Chris! And the world is really flat! And the moon is made out of green cheese!

Grow up, Chris. This rumor has been disproven many times, but I'm sure no amount of proof will ever change the minds of the mindless.

I can't help but wonder how this was done. Did Cheney swear him in by trying to convert him to the dark side? Or telling Biden that Cheney was his father? Well at least Dick Vader (or Darth Cheney...whichever you prefer) is gone soon. Good ridance.

By the way, I also couldn't help but notice the usual Obama/Biden/liberal bashing going on here. Get over it people. Obama won. And the few "elite" citizens of this country who think that all of us who support him are a bunch of idiots are definitely to be ignored or laughed at. But perhaps they should remember that it was conservative leadership that got us into this mess in the first place. Time will tell what kind of leadership this will be. Until then, go cry and moan someplace else. I hope Santa brought you all violins for Christmas.

Chris-

Give it up. You cannot believe all the drivel that has already been disproven. I don't know how to break this to you, but they did not find WMDs in Iraq either.

Bush and Cheney bashing is a waste of time at this point. We already took care of them with the voting process.

Any idiot who believes Obama was not born on USA soil is just a disgruntled Republican who can't accept reality that the person Bush called "That One" is your new President. Get over losing "L" and spreading rumors you have no factual grounds to know is true...it people like you who help to keep the country divided as long as you get yours

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Darth, and take your waterboard with you.

Can the Republican chorus quit chanting "Well at least Bush & Cheney kept us safe after 9/11!"

I know they are droning that line all over Rush and Hannity, but COME ON!!

It's a lot like saying "Well at least Buchanan kept us out of the Civil War,"
or "Well at least Herbert Hoover kept the stock market from crashing again," or "At least Kennedy kept us out of a second Cuban Missile Crisis."

That argument won't stand up to history, and all you drones know it, so shut up already!!!

CNN, why do you, according to your homepage headline, consider this an "awkward moment"?

JENNIFER January 6th, 2009 11:05 am ET

TCM be afraid, be very afraid.

You are the clown, you bought in to all the fear mongering by the wannabe dictator's in the current administration. America grew strong and respected in the past because of liberal leadership.

HAHA....I didn't think people were as stupid as what you've projected...guess I was wrong. Bush is not dictator, however, your boy obama, who wants to censor the media for askingthe wrong questions...well, that's a start...stupid liberal woman

To Mike from Canada. If you do not like it here you can go back home. The sooner the better.

I love how CNN always tries to stir up trouble with it's headlines. Stop with the sensationalism and return to serious news reporting.

To TCM: Know your facts before you speak. If the Bush Administration had done it's job and listened to the Clinton Administration, 9-11 would not have happened. So you can't really claim that the Bush Administration has kept us safe. Also Bush's failure to retaliate for the bombing of the USS Cole led Bin Laden to launch the 9-11 attacks.

From all indications, any human interaction with Cheney is awkward at best. The guy has yet to prove he lives, breathes and feels like the rest of the human race.

Cheney should be the one with his hand on the bible"The whole truth,
nothing but the truth,so help you God".Then see if he starts to squirm.
I would imagine not.

HEY DUDE – another thing; I don't need help as you say, and I proved it by voting against Obama. However, it's helpless kiddies like you that have the need for govt to control your every move...who knows...maybe Obama will have a professional nose wiper for you.....worthless idiot

GET REAL DUDE – who's offended? I'm calling it like it is....typical liberal ploy, to say someone's offended, or angry...however, I've known all along what OBama and Biden bring to the table...nothing but a glamour and grunt show....nothing of substance....yet, libs voted him in. So, it will be liberals who'll have to get over it...because they are the ones whose expectations won't be met.

mike – FROM CANADA – you haven't a clue about what's going on, like many of the whiny liberals do.

DICK CHENEY AS A VICE PRESIDENT MAKES THE LEADERS OF IRAN.CUBA,AND NORTH KOREA LOOK LIKE ANGELS IN A PROMISE LAND.

carolflowery : great, a man who wanted iraq divideded into 3 countries, what an idiot
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It is commonplace that people like you do not like the truth. Iraq did not come together as a nation; they were amalgamated together for the selfish reasons of the Britons. The Kurds, Sunnis and the Shiites are independent countries and the Britons used the perennial divide and rule tactics that they have been using all over the place. Go to India or Nigeria to do your research. Learn the truth before displaying your ignorance in public. You my illiterate friend is the idiot

Job well done!

Marilyn, Powell Ohio – dead wrong. Bill Clinton endangered us...I had a front row seat at that one....you obviously believe what the clintons and obamas spout on their website. Go back and bake some cookies.

Hey Mike from Canada. It's not your country so who cares what you have to say. You don't like it, move to the US, become a citizen and vote. Otherwise focus on your own problems and your crappy healthcare that forces ridiculous waiting lists and threatens lives.

hilary and obama i love yall both your so awesome i know
theres going to be a change.

I can't wait till that gargoyle is escorted in chains to his waiting cell at Danbury minimum security prison...

mike January 6th, 2009 12:29 pm ET

Hey i am from Canada, and let me tell you this, we just can't understand how Americans sat around for the last 8 yrs. and allowed Cheney and Bush to pretty much commit every crime in the book. I
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Sad, isn't it? I've been asking that question since day one.
Personally, I voted for Gore, Kerry and Obama.

still searching for true equality in america – obviously you have failed, as many liberals have, to have a grasp on the real world....so, to respond to you, and try to explain national security issues...well, you just don't get it.

Urgent ; Run for your lives! Congress is back !!!

Sarah Palin was ok when she said the VP is president of the Senate. It was her embellishment of that role that was the problem. While I understand she was speaking to a child (it was a child who asked the question), she shot herself in the foot by trying to make the role more than what it is. My guess is she really thought what she said was the real job of the VP but it is not.

Now, now, everyone... at least Cheney didn't flip him off (or give the finger to the entire Senate when he was done).

WHAT DOES SCOOTER LIBBY AND DICK CHENEY SOON HAVE IN COMMON? YOUR ANSWER---GUILTY OF CRIMES (PRISONERS)

Wrongo, Flash. I have worked in education (both middle and high school) for almost eight years and I can tell you without a doubt that the kids a sharin' their lovin' for Obama. They can't tell you why... but they'll gladly tell you that "Bush Sucks." If you press them why, you might get a gem like "P. Diddy said so with Rock the Vote!!"... but more often than not, you'll get something more like "I dunno... he just does." God bless the liberal media machine.

Oh I forgot one important smack for Cheney!

SMACK...that's for profitting off a war that killed American soldiers and countless civilians.

Ok, I feel better now!

It is obvious that many of you see the world in a binary format–Cheney is evil, Obama is good, Rove is evil, Gore is good, Bush is evil, Biden is good, etc. That sort of thinking is emblematic of a lack of judgment and intellect.

Hey, Mike from Canada, who cares!
Hey, Marilyn from Powell Ohio, no Bill Clinton did not. Remember the first bombing of the World Trade Center? Then, our embasies and finally the Cole.

Mike in Canada,

1. You understand how the US government works? Most Americans don't!
2. Every crime in the book? Whose book? What proof do you have or are you just spouting unsubstantiated rumor?

To Chris:
"Obama was born in Kenya folks and he is ineligable to be president—not to mention, too inexperienced."

Show me the Proof!!!!!!!

How many times do IDIOTS like you need to be told that he is a US citizen. The Supreme Court won't even hear any lawsuits regarding this. so give it up, your man lost and there is nothing you can do about it!!!

How could a CRIMINAL swear in anyone? Cheney should be in JAIL with George Bush.

I doubt that this was awkward at all. You may love or hate one or both of them but they are professional politicians. At their level I'm sure that they are way past awkard moments.

Wouldn't it be cool if Joe Biden hauled off and punched Vice President Cheney right in the kisser!
SMACK......that's for manipulating church leaders!
SMACK......that's for scaring the American public with terror alerts!
SMACK......that's for using gay marriage as a distraction from the greed that has placed us in a recession!
DOUBLE SMACK...that's for,well, that's for being Dick Cheney!

I can dream right!

Dick will look so handsome in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit on 2/24/2009.

Lip: Cheney has nothing to do with how the senate functions. You must be as stupid as sarah palin.

I agree...the moderation of the comments is completely rediculous CNN... tons of message boards moderate their forums more effectively than you ....

Get rid of the morons who can't spell or form complete sentences.
Get rid of the moderators who don't do their jobs.
Don't censor those who know how to write!

Criminals swearing in criminals? Won't that create a black hole?

That's like dividing by zero.

When do we see Cheney in court for war crimes?

@ TCM
Perhaps you missed it. 9/11 happened on Bush and Cheney's watch. I don't know about safe, but I do feel violated – my civil and constitutional rights have been systematically taken away in the name of safety by those two clowns.

…and speaking of clowns, not sure what your reference to gansta rap and bling has to do with this

Why is my comment in "moderation" while others after me are published? I didn't say anything "nasty"....

I personally think that the whole Bi-partisan thing is a myth.

Joe is getting ready to slap the smile off of his face!

@Marilyn, Powell Ohio

"Why don't you try to help America heal instead of listening to Limbaugh, Hannity and that whole bunch?"

Couldn't the same be said about Democrats the last 8 years? The only difference is that Democrats have the main stream media with more choices for their liberal views. I don't think that Democrats tried to help America heal in the last 8 years. If anything, they tried to tear it apart so they could become the leaders. That is why it the pot calling the kettle black when I hear Democrats complaining about Republicans not being "bi-partisan."

Why don't all you conservative communist give it a rest and we will show you again how your govern all the people and not just your people, how you uphold the consitutution and not disrespect it, how you restore America's reputation in the world and how you truly make American safe from terrorism rather than banking on luck and incompetant terrorist, which has kept us from harms way. Yes there have been no more attacks, but our security is like a piece of swiss cheese and if the terrorist had half a brain they would have already figured it out.

Thank God that we will have an administration of realists who will think with logic in two weeks!

Love you Joe. Cheney needs dig a hole and climb in it.

Why are there so many BITTER AMERICAN's carping about the people's choice. Obama and Biden were the people's choice. It's a DEMOCRACY.
To the bitter Republican American – GROW UP!
Count your blessings! You live in a free country!

Suddenly Cheney is everywhere. The American people have seen him more this week than the last 8 years. 15 more days, Crawford cand have it's idiot back and Cheney can go back to ruling the underworld.

TexAnnie, you say he's been hiding out? Well, you should definitely open up your eyes. The man has been all over the country/world the past 8 years. I'm not a big fan of Cheney, in fact, he disgusts me, but your comment was extremely stupid and proves the demise of the American's sense of political awareness.

First Useful Thing Cheney's Done!

Michael-

Answer your question-cause Biden ain't sure Obama was born in this country and does not want to give up his day job till he is actually sworn in!

Obama was born in Kenya folks and he is ineligable to be president-not to mention, too inexperienced.

We are for a ride...less than one term in the Senate....and we elect him president cause he is a good public speaker. Well done, Democrats....well done.

Hey i am from Canada, and let me tell you this, we just can't understand how Americans sat around for the last 8 yrs. and allowed Cheney and Bush to pretty much commit every crime in the book. I

For those brilliant minds who blog on this site and think they understand the constitutional duty of the Vice President in the Senate..., see Article 2 of the US Constitution-the vice president is the President of the Senate. So, when CNN says Vice President Cheney "presides" over the Senate, they are 100% correct.

Governor Palin was arguably correct in her observations of the role of a vice president to the Senate. People-read before you write! The whole deal about a veep only voting in a tie deals with the veep's right to vote!! However, the veep IS, by law, the President of the Senate. Why else would Cheney swear in the new Senators?

And for you brilliant world leaders in training, who are so clouded in hate for the current Adminstration that you use any opportunity to segway into a diatribe of hate against the president-I wonder when you will run for office or serve the public? If it is SOOOOOO easy to lead and make decisions, why don't you do it?

Say what you will about Cheney but I felt better having him "one heartbeat away" than Biden.

Have a good time on your boondoggle...err...fact-finding trip Joe.

Another waste of taxpayer dollars...

Cheny has a gun!

Complete Idiot and war criminal. Good riddance in 2 weeks.

Jean in Belgium,

Well said! Sometimes I am ashamed of what I read, but they are just exercising their rights to free speach!

To clear things up a bit...

United States Constitution, Section 3, Clause 4. Vice President as President of Senate; Voting Power

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

I don't understand why it's awkward. It's not like Biden beat Cheney in a race. He's "retiring" so to speak. Next news story please!

Joyce Becker:

Article I, Section III of the United States Constitution has a line that says "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided."

I am pretty sure "be President of" and "preside over" are considered the same thing by just about everyone.

Everyone else: How many "swear AT" jokes do we need?

People would do well to keep their eye on the ball with Putin shutting down gas supplies to Europe and blaming it on the Ukraine government. While the world is distracted and watching the conflict in Gaza, Putin will move his tanks and planes into Ukraine, just like he did in Georgia...watch and see. We cannot afford to lose Ukraine and all the other satellite countries that got their freedom from Russia when it collapsed. The Russian bear is now looking hungrily at them and waiting for opportunities.

You folks are pathetic. After four years of B.O.'s BS, you'll be begging for Cheney to come back and take old Joe out hunting! Just a thought from THE BIG RED STATE!!!
btw-Isn't it ironic that the dude's initials are B.O. Something smells fishy...

GO JOE..we love you...boot that old fart Cheney out the door...our democracy has suffered ENOUGH with him in office

Looks like TCM still thinks we are being kept safe by the Bush morons. Wow! Still haven't figured it out yet hey TMC. I'm sure if the Bush media machine said education and reading does not improve our children's future.... over and over and over again... kinda like they did with the "they will follow us home if we don't murder them over there"... or "we are bringing democracy to them"... TMC would be saying education and reading is not required.

People like TMC are either from the religious sector where they believe the crazy made up stories in the bible... or TMC is just plain STUPID.

I'm thinking a little of both.

You people are not Americans and should be ashamed of yourselves.

Joe, buddy, I didn't vote for you. But I wish you the best of luck in these next four years.

Now, that said, if you and PEBO come around looking to tax me and others half to death, don't be surprised when we all mysteriously start relocating to the Rocky Mountains. And THEN, you'll be in a hell of a pickle when none of the producers are left to bankroll your soviet-style socialism.

So glad to get rid of Cheney (Bush's "Brain") who called all the "shots" during the Bush administration because Dubya was too stupid to make any decisions. (Pardon the pun considering he shot a 74-year-old hunting companion and the victim actually apologized in front of the media for causing Cheney a problem!! Yikes, that's one scary dude when you have to apologize to Cheney for shooting you!!!) He chose himself as V.P. He outed the CIA agent, Valerie Plame, no doubt about it, because her husband wouldn't go along with his story about Niger selling the "yellow cake" uranium to Iraq, as he found no evidence of that! He let his Chief of Staff, "Scooter" take the fall. No doubt, you go against Cheney, you're done for. Cheney, Halliburton's former CEO. Cheney, a corrupt, warmonger. Made millions making war. Cheney is an evil man. He's hateful and full of vengeance. So glad he's gone. Hope we never hear his name again.

Love Joe Biden and he will turn out to be an excellent V.P. choice and a great help to our new President, Barack Obama.

I can hardly wait until Cheney retires to that man-size safe of his ...

TCM: Liberals have an "entitlement" mentality? Are you kidding? Bush goes AWOL for over a year while "serving" in the Texas Air National Guard – and still gets elected President .... he further ignores the Constitution with his "signing statements" ... Cheney ignores the law by not appearing for supeonas ... Haliburton has no qualms over-charging/falsifying charges for their services ... George Tenet says the evidence against Saddam Hussein and WMDs was a "slam-dunk case", is proven wrong – and gets a Medal of Freedom ... The list goes on ad naseum.

To TCM and others, as long as you're making money while claiming to be a patriot, you're OK in their book.

What a bunch of fools!

they'll get over it; now what's the buzz about the new currency being printed at the denver mint..we have heard in the air that 800 billion was sent to the chinese national bank, and that there are some 50 and 100 notes floating around..they're called ameros if anybody wants to know.. maybe cnn and their crack team can give the American people some insight on this??

Can you imagine Sara Palin getting sworn in as anything?

"So Help You God?"....."You Betcha!....Hey there Dick, you wanna go shoot some Quails?"

Hey, Joyce Becker....now we know where Sarah Palin got that from when it comes to the duties of the Vice President. LOL

Poor Joe.....standing there with your hands on bible being held by the world's biggest war criminal.

So? As if political enemies have never been in such a position before...

Cheney to swear at Biden? What's new about that ?

@Proud American, if ever there was a poster child for abuse of freedom of speech. it's you.

@Gerda, the Constitution says that the VP is President of the Senate. Up until the 20th century, it was common for the VP to actually preside over senate meetings. Now that usually only happens for ceremonial purposes, or when there is expected to be a tied vote, and the VP's tie breaking vote may be needed. Any VP as the Contitutional President could decide to once again 'preside' over the Senate if he or she so desired. Palin was needlessly ridiculed by the brain dead left, as is usually the case. Constitutionally, she was correct.

TCM ,did you marry your sister . And do you live in a trailor park. People like you have never traveled and dont understand anything. Just keep thinking that you know something maybe you will wake up some day.

Cheney is a FACIST!!

Hillary is going to swear in today ? really? wow, Good job cnn!!!
please get your facts staright next time, will you?

The dirty mouthed Jackal from Wyoming will not be missed.

Betty: Cheney is so very honest? Like when he said over and over that Iraq was responsible for 911? Say a prayer for him? How about a prayer for the loved ones of the thousands of people both American and Iraqi that are dead because he is a greedy, power-hungry liar? Maybe the tortured could use a prayer, too.

Get Real Dude,
With that type of professionalism, I am sure the waiting list to get to see you is rather short. If you are really what you say you are, I would expect a better post than that. But of course you probably spent 15 years going to college to find yourself and now you are not even practicing what you spent all that time and money on.

...images of george bush senior sniveling, shaking, and pervertedly peering into the private lives of his enemies to effect his narcissistic will come to mind. the darkest & most sinister chapter in american history is finally coming to an end. vive la liberty! viva america!

Hey TCM, get your head out of the sand! Your eight-year dream and Americans' nightmare is coming to an end on January 20, 2009!

Yep, it will be interesting to watch. A guy of Cheney's stature being replaced by such a joker who has done amazingly little over so many years. What a country we now live in.

Cheney should punch that idiot in the mouth.

Cheney is soooo far above and beyond Biden it isn't even funny. Cheney's intelligence is waaaay over Biden's, not even close. Biden is a bafoon and a liar. Biden talks with forked tongue.

We'll just see how security for this nation holds up with these two stoops coming in on Jan. 20th. I cringe at the thought.

OBAMA COMES ACROSS AS A COLD NOTHING, NO EMOTIONS AT ALL. Heaven help us!

Change is on the way in many directions. HELLO AND GOODBYE IS happening to many right now. Some happy, some not too happy–but things do not remain constant forever. Thank you for all who have served and history will be your best judge of Service to the Nation and Best wishes for whatever you do.

The "new ones on the block" need all the support possibly by Staff, political veterans, the Public in general, and Good Providence! "Hail to the new Chief" and the "new-comers" as well..and hopefully things will be much better in 2009.

TCM, "since 9/11". Are you kidding? Yout get to select the time period you want to include in the dates that Bush kept us safe??????

Hey "get real dude"... if you are a real "phychiatrist" then you should probably know that it's spelled "psychiatrist." Maybe you should give back that degree you got from the University of BS!

One things for sure–the Senate unlike a fine wine–doesn't seem to be getting better with aging.

111 years–and they still haven't gotten it right!

Maybe cheney can take bush on a hunting trip

Hey, TCM - Bill Clinton kept us safe for the seven years prior to 9/11 AND our economy was good; maybe you better think of all your fellow countrymen who are out of work. You must think Republicans don't have any "dirty" politicians. Remember Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon and all his keepers, etc. Why don't you try to help America heal instead of listening to Limbaugh, Hannity and that whole bunch?

I've long believed that when a sitting member of congress decides to run for another position the first thing he or she should do is resign and allow the governor to chose a replacement.

I am puzzled. There is so much repetition in these blogs all written in varying degrees of illiteracy. Yet I am almost always in "MODERATION" If it's a problem with space why not get rid of some of th redundant postings? There are some people who can actually write without using LOL – some but not many.

Joyce Becker January 6th, 2009 11:19 am ET

The Vice President does not preside over the Senate, his only job is to cast a deciding vote in case of a tie.
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The VP absolutely does preside over the Senate.

Betty Phillips surely has not followed the role of VP Cheney, self-
selected choice for the job, wherein he withheld information
about making decisions concerning the oil and gas industry. Is
it by accident that Cheney's former employer, Halliburton, or its
subsidiary, has profited so greatly by our presence in Iraq?
No doubt he chose himself because of his "vast" experience in
government. Too bad he did not use that experience for the good
of the nation. His remarks concerning the Iraq invasion and the
truth of the matter are quite different. Do a little fact-checking, if it isn't too much trouble.

TCM,

You are a complete tool. Do you remember when Bush ran a dispicable smear compaigne against McCain and slammed his wife? They looked like pretty boosem budies at times during the campaigne this year. That's called politics. You have to slam those in your own party until you are the nominee, then you slam the other party's nominee. Great system we've got.

Also, just because no attacks have happened after 9/11 doesn't mean that is a result of Bush and Cheney. If it does you have to use the exact same logic to say that it is Bush's and Cheney's fault that 9/11 wasn't prevented because they were the ones in charge.

But the fact of the matter is we have no idea what would have happened had Gore been in. Maybe we would have been attacked again, or maybe there never would have been an attack on 9/11 in the first place. For all we know we could be living in a Utopian society had Gore been elected. Just because something happens after another event has occured doesn't mean the first event caused the second.

All of Washington is GUILTY of the one of the 7 deadly SINS...GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED, GREED FOR OIL AND POWER...THEY WILL ALL BURN IN PURGATORY

Actually the VP does preside of the senate. However, most of the time he isn't there, so the president pro-tempore of the senate does the presiding.

@ TCM........ SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 HAPPENED ON BUSH/CHENEY'S WATCH! There were PLENTY of warnings in the August .......Intelligence reports......... however Bush/Cheney did not heed the WARNINGS!

Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz (sp?), Rove, Rumsfeld and the rest of the neo-cons are war criminals...... and LIARS.

Making war with terrorists does not make our Nation safer! War with terrorists just ......breeds...... more terrorists!

What goes around comes around. Keep slinging your crap and you'll have your day soon.

Couldnt someone else do this,if I wereBiden I wouldnt shake his blood covered hand.some of these dropout 15 yr.olds sitting in their parents cellar adding posts from morning till late at night,while listening to Limbaugh and his ilk are the same type kids that did the Columbine things.They have nothing to live for and love the attention.

TCM, Cheney is an unindicted felon. You podunk rednecks will realize that one day. I guess God didn't want the republican trash to continue for 4 more years.

What an awesome country!! Eye to eye with WHO you hate

Joyce Becker @ 11:19 "The Vice President does not preside over the Senate, his only job is to cast a deciding vote in case of a tie."

Brian @ 11:09 "Your article is incorrect ..."

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Whoops. I wrote my hopeful 10:46 post too soon. Joyce and Brian apparently are still among the ill-informed hateful left. Art. I "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate"

Besides castly the deciding vote for a tie as the PRESIDENT of the Senate (note that "President" and "preside" have the same root) , the VP, among other things, ALSO swears in the members of each Senate (a la Biden, Clinton, and Salazar) and accepts resignations of Senators (a la Obama). All members are sworn into the same Senate, whether they are newly elected or not.

@ TCM
Perhaps you missed it. 9/11 happened on Bush and Cheney's watch. I don't know about safe, but I do feel violated – my civil and constitutional rights have been systematically taken away in the name of safety by those two clowns.

...and speaking of clowns, not sure what your reference to gansta rap and bling has to do with this.

Joe...Whatever you do, don't shake Dicks hand without a latex glove. None of us can say which undisclosed secure area his hands go to hide when he scurries away with his S.S. minions.

Look, conservatives, your only hope now is to do the same thing that some religious leaders have done: downplay the religions, emphasize the god. They realized that if they could get the morals and the basic ideas through, they could kill the corrupt views that others had ascribed.

Get back to the basics of the conservative POLITICAL stance. Let the other zealousness go and keep focused. You'll lose your party otherwise, because you're not going to gain any new followers with the drivel you spout now. Get updated or bye bye.

PS – I'm an agnostic and I'm liberal, so who cares what I think, right? Just know that if you get back to basics, liberals may even respect you when they disagree with you. I hope CNN respects me by posting this.

TCM, you are hilarious!!! now that your phoney "leaders" are gone, you non-thinkers are just funny and sad to the 70+% of us.

if you TRULY understood the FACTS of what has gone on in this country, and not just blindly followed your lying "leaders" and entertainment "news" sources, you'd know how much damage they've done.

you non-thinkers are so gullible and uninformed it's truly scary that you have the right to vote--THE SHRUB was president when our great country was ATTACKED by terrorists on 9/11!

Cheney issuing an oath of office to anyone is an affront to civilization itself. But I guess it's only fitting that the criminal swear in his accomplices in crime. I wouldn't give two cents for the lot of them.

My question is Why? just Why? VP Cheney does'nt deserve the right to swear in the new VP of the United States of America.

Maybe Cheney misunderstood and thought he had to be there just to swear!

Joe Biden youre an idiot..proud american, you must be an idiot and from another country probably because the stuff that comes from you is downright ridiculous more of the time...have fun with barack hussein osama, im sure him and clinton will soon be best buds, and he will be cheating on his wife in no time. Though that is ok by the morals given off by todays democrats...thank god im a republican and dont have the same morals as you!

Let me also say, I will continue to mock obama in every way, at the same time though I have to hope he does well because this is america, this is where I live and I dont want things to be screwed up, but at the same time I have my doubts that an inexperienced leader and an idiot for a VP choice can really do much. I guess only time will tell though.

YOU THINK CHANEY AND BUSH ARE SCARY!!!!!!!!!

WELL I CAN WRITE SOMETHING THAT WILL TERRIFY YOU........

ARE YOU READY?????????????????

SARAH PALIN......................

SEE.... I TOLD YOU YOU'DE BE SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS........

RUN AWAY........................................

Luke, I am your father..........

actually, gerda, sarah had to ask and be TOLD what the VP's job entails WHILE SHE WAS RUNNING FOR VP!!!

now THERE'S a party and candidate you can really be proud of!!!

BUH BYE, righty criminals. and for the REAL republicans out there, you have even more work to do to repair your decimated party than obama has to fix this broekn country after the right-wingers destruction of democracy, america, and our constitution. they are unamerican and to support and believe in their anti-labor, anti-citizen, pro-business, ignore the rest of the world "beliefs" is also unamerican!!

Joe Biden has proved himself a doofus of a VP elect.

TCM you fool 911 happens in your president's watch. Frankly speaking Liberals are the one who will protect America because they respect every ones right. DURING THE CLINTON YEARS NOBODY WAS ATTACKING AMERICA BECAUSE NONE IS ANGRY WITH THE COUNTRY. NOW AMERICANS CAN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CITIZENSHIP IN OTHER COUNTRY FOR FEAR OF BEING ATTACK.

As soon as he's sworn in, Biden should arrange for Cheney to be kidnapped and sent to the Hague for a war crimes trial, the same way Cheney kidnapped people off the streets of Pakistan and had them flown to Guantanamo!

Steve W

Too bad Clinton was too busy on the golf course (or Monica) to actually listen to the intelligence reports of having Bin Laden and others cornered. You liberals amaze me in your complete focus on blaming the Republicans for everything, and not be smart enough to understand the whole picture. Ignorance seems to be bliss for some of you.

these corrupt, soulless criminals cannot be gone soon enough!

dick cheny needs to slither back down to his cave and get back in his pod until it's time for him to move to dubai later this month!

good riddence to bad trash--all of those right-wing evil criminals. karma's gonna come a callin' for you, and it's not gonna be pretty! they will all pay for their greed and "money/business before people" ways, and it's gonna be GREAT...i've got the popcorn poppin' now!!!

next up, the right-wing filth like coulter, beck, hannity, limbought...buh bye!

This is simply amazing! It will also be interesting to see how all that gave money to Blago to buy Burriss's seat will get a refund!

Take him hunting with you...

To TCM:
Just calm down! There is no reason to get offended by your comments...see people who are small minded like you can't help it. Perhaps you were born that way??? They (you) are stuck and can't get out. I'ts a mental disorder/illness needing some serious medical help. I'm positive that somday you will seek out the right professional help. If it's something you can't afford right now, I would be more than happy to provide you with some references or you could just look in the yellow pages! As a professional phychiatrist, I reconize deep mental illiness when I see or hear it. Good luck on your recovery! If I had your address I would love to send you a get-well card. If it gets really bad call 911!

The Vice President does not preside over the Senate, his only job is to cast a deciding vote in case of a tie.

...and I hope Biden swears AT Cheney!

Don't forget your garlic necklace and holy water Joe.

One of the last things that Dick Cheney will do before he fades away will be to swear in Joe Biden as Senator and later have Biden replace him as VP, now that is what I say is the only good thing he has done in a very long time. All I can say is thank goodness he will be gone for good and hopefully forever.

Good bye Mr. Cheney....Wyoming and all your money awaits you...go get it all and enjoy it for awhile! You can't take it wit you to.......to wherever you will find yourself for eternity!! I wish you bon voyage!!!

Hello, Mr. Biden...the country and all the mess left by Bush awaits YOU!!
Go forth with confidence and our good wishes! It will be a joy having a truly good man sitting in the Senate! Your reward for all eternity awaits you!!

Has anyone else noticed that Biden already thinks , acts and treats Obama and the public like he is the next president.

Do ya'll notice how Cheney is so much smaller than Biden in this picture? That's because someone threw water on him and he's 'meeeeelting'. Just like the end of the other show with a crooked bumbling coward acting mean behind a curtain and using a 'prop' for a mouthpiece, "The Wizard of OZ".

I think the news will actually be when Cheney has already sworn Biden in. This report talks about Cheney preparing to swear him in; since it hasn't happened yet, it shouldn't be used as news. Now, if Cheney said: "I am not swearing in this clown, I'd rather die first" THAT would be news. And it could happen, since Cheney-Bush is the most arrogant and moronic presidency ever.

It's hard to imagine a war criminal swearing anyone in

You know the media really likes to protray things a bit more than it is. These politicians are sure up and downs relationships just like kids in school, people at work. But when the day is over most of the issues that you dont like about this person or that is over... people part and come together in other times in good will.

Ive seen so many people that dont agree on everything and might not totally like each other, go out and have a laugh, all go to a company get together and have conversation, smiles and laughter and you would never have thought there was anything there.

Lets grow up this is not soap opera and not southern families in a battle that last forever and decades. I dont think there will be any awkwardness at all here. I think they are very nice and respectful with each other and even had pleasant conversations many times they meet.

Get over it!!

I wish Cheney would take Bush out hunting next weekend...We might get rid of the pig early.

@ TCM...

1.) Why do you have to continually show up here and remind us of how we have been kept safe under Bush and Cheney? You say we haven't been attacked since 911. Amazing...they have managed to keep us safe 7 years. How many attacks were on American soil before they "rode into town"?

2.) Who are you to talk about work to anyone. As i search through various topics AFTER work (vacation day today) i seem to see your posts EVERYDAY ALL DAY. Please enlighten me on the "work" you are doing.

3.) The fact that you are even trying to compare the integrity of Biden to Cheney is outstanding. Halliburton alone trumps any wrongdoings done by Biden.

From reading your post, i can only imagine you have no job, and sit angrily in your trailer watching Hannity, and listening to Rush. Eagerly waiting for another talking point to post on the CNN boards to annoy those darn "Liberals". I also imagine you haven't had a day of peace since the fourth of November. That would be why you find it necessary to have an ugly rant every time a topic shows up with Obama in the title. Please just go away, find a job, and realize we are done with republican politics!

Cheney, who?.......Yawn...........

Your article is incorrect that Senators Clinton and Salazar will be "sworn in" today. Senator Salazar was elected in November 2004 and his term does not end until January 2011. Senator Clinton was re-elected in November 2006 and her term does not end until January 2013.

Neither will be "sworn-in" because neither faced election in November 2008.

One-third of the Senate is elected every two years; one-third is "sworn-in" every two years. The remaining Senators simply continue in office.

They should take Cheney away immediately after the cremony in hadcuffs and leg irons to the nearest Federal prison...He is a war criminal.

Obama talks about a feeling amongst professional politicians that the "people's work" is not to be trusted to anyone but themselves.

Never has cronyism, nepotism, and such a power vacuum seemed to make government so feeble. (Biden's son taking his seat!, C. Kennedy who doesn't even vote, Burris circus) Its too late to blame Bush. Obama has got to step up and put his house in order.

I supported Obama, but voting present is not an option.

In case no one noticed there's about to be 5 wars in a relatively small area soon – Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, with India – Pakistan or Iran – NATO bubbling. Isn't this what Al-Qaeda wants!

Stop this Senate crap, these bums should all be disqualified for being silver spooned egomaniacs/

From where prison?

@TCM.9/11 HAPPENED ON Cheneys watch!Period.You just dont get it do you kid.

TCM be afraid, be very afraid.

You are the clown, you bought in to all the fear mongering by the wannabe dictator's in the current administration. America grew strong and respected in the past because of liberal leadership.

What Brian and Tommy said.

BUMMER! Biden deserves better!

GEEEE imagine that, looking for something out of nothing. at least cheney is funny

I love how Republicans talk about how Gov. Bush has kept us safe since 9/11. Blame the liberals it's all their fault, they don't know what national security is! That's the biggest bunch of BS I've ever heard! Who was in charge of national security as of Jan. 20, 2001? Guess what neo-cons, evangelicals and the rest of the rupublican party; IT WAS YOU! So don't ever come back to me as a liberal and say it's our fault or Clinton's fauly or some crazy logic. IT WAS YOUR FAULT! You were in charge when the country suffered the worst attack in history. Now I have to deal with the consequences for the next 60 years of my adult life. Good luck repubs., you lost my vote 4 life.

Our incoming Vice-President might well hear a couple of profanity-laced comments from the potty-mouthed Cheney. Not to worry Dick, we wouldn't have you any other way!

Look, conservatives, your only hope now is to do the same thing that some religious leaders have done: downplay the religions, emphasize the god. They realized that if they could get the morals and the basic ideas through, they could kill the corrupt views that others had ascribed.

Get back to the basics of the conservative POLITICAL stance. Let the other zealousness go and keep focused. You'll lose your party otherwise, because you're not going to gain any new followers with the drivel you spout now. Get updated or bye bye.

PS – I'm an agnostic and I'm liberal, so who cares what I think, right? Just know that if you get back to basics, liberals may even respect you when they disagree with you. I hope CNN respects me by posting this...

Why does TCM continue to defend war criminals? What a joke he is.

TCM,
You sound so afraid!
We all feel very sorry for you.

Actually, I think that the rule about when you're sworn in and seniority in the Senate is no longer in existence. At least, I don't think it is for the Dems. Seniority is based on your first session, not the date of when you're swon in. Then, if there's a match, it goes to previous service in the House, or other things along those lines.

Yay! What a picture. 2 Scary men. Can't wait for the PROVEN PLAIGERIST to be VP!

Cheney is not qualified to swear anyone into the office that he has defiled and disgraced.

@ TCM

No. Bush and the Cheneybot have angered the Muslim world beyond all reason and destroyed our international standing and the respect accorded us by the international community, thereby lessening the leverage we have in negotiating and exerting influence over the the terrorist community and the world's attempts to stop them. They are the poster children for terrorist recruitment (check, I'm sure you can find them on the covers of some of them) and have provided the best motivation and fuel for the Muslim world's distrust, anger and hatred of us since the US and Europe errantly dropped the Jews in the worst place possible after WWII simply because none of the European nations could see fit to losing their own land to give them a home and thought better of giving them someone else's land that they had already taken.

Obama needs doofus at the table for major decisions.., someone to blame.

hey TCM .... how exactly has cheney kept us safe.. by starting a war for profit so that our young men and women will die so that someone else can get rich so then the rest of the world will feel sorry for us and not attack us....... figuring, if we give cheney enough time, he will shoot all of us, like he does his friends..lol..

you are a riot.. cheney and bush have made us bigger targets by their good ole boys dont do nothing wrong attitudes, its just that the enemy are terrorist, and therefore accomplish more by making people live in fear and terror, not by the actual actions.. but of course you know that, right.. lmao

Dear Lord, this is very funny per say!. I am still laughing

Too bad Bush and Cheney didn't keep us safe on September 11th. Kind of takes some of the luster off what they did after. The signs were there and they chose to ignore them.

"As sitting vice president, Cheney presides over the Senate "

That CAN'T be right!!!!

Palin said the same thing when explaining the job of the VP and was lambasted mercilessly by the hateful left and the media for being ignorant. Biden, a Senator for decades and VP candidate, said the VP's role was completely in the Executive Branch and was given a free ride.

Hmmm...maybe it is, since Obama addressed his Senate resignation to VP Cheney as well. I guess there's hope that Dems and the hateful left can actually learn something.

I often hear cnn saying that the U.S.A. is the leader of the free world, which is great................Then just let Mr Cheney and Mr Bush be tried at he International court in Hague and i will even give them an extra 50% benefit of doubt and let them face the music...... you cant have it both ways At the same time you can include their puppets in Israel.

nick

After Biden is sworn in, then he should have Cheney arrested, the most corrupt dirtbag ever to occupy the White House, less GW Bush.

Notice how Cheney is so much smaller than Biden in this picture? That's because someone threw water on him and he's 'meeeeelting'. Just like the end of the other show with a crooked bumbling coward acting mean behind a curtain and using a 'prop' for a mouthpiece, "The Wizard of OZ".

Cheney believes hes above the law.He should be arrested for ignoring a supenea, on the spot,but our gutless leaders wont.If he isnt behind bars on the 21st I wont have any confidence in Obama either.

TCM you sound like the most bigoted conservative in many a post.
Get over it.
So this is news, that Cheney is swearing in Biden ...boring.

Who will be the referee? They probably have to arrange for a scouting party to find Cheney. Hope he moves to another country.

TexAnnie.........It seems as though you're upset about the fact that Cheney didn't feel the need as Biden does to be present at EVERY major decision his president made or will make. Biden doesn't trust the "Magic" man as he knows and has stated that the incoming PE doen't have the experience to make those decisions on his on.

The corruption and malfeasance you speak of is obviously very real and present within your Demotwits currently.

The fun is just beginning, I guess Barrack Hussein Obama was right,,,,,,,,,,Change is Coming, Clinton part 2.

This is just "beyond the pale" of poltical irony and
equally suitable for both men and their respective
"smartest guy in the room"/ wrapped around
insurmountable sarcasm attitudes.

Cheney should swear Biden in now and step down immediately. Cheney is totally useless and hasn't contributed nothing to the American people except getting us into a senseless war. Goodbye, good riddens.

Goodbye and good riddance, Dick! And never was someone's name more apt...

After thye cerimony we can all pitch in for a ticket to send him to the Hague for trial on charges of "war crimes against humanity".

not sure why I even comment any longer ALL my comments from yesterday are still in moderation! But, being a persistant pain in the side has its advantages so here I go again...

LIP not sure what you think you are talking about saying palin had it right, she was asnd IS wrong on the duties of the Vice-President and Biden was and is right on the duties. The swearing in is simply a ceremonial function and is NOT an act of leadership therefore the vice president, as Biden said, and the constitution says, performs the ceremonial functions as a leader (and, in the rare case of a tie gets to vote.. so when was the last time a VP cast a vote? Good luck finding that out!)

As for those who slam Cheney (and trust me I am usually one of them as I have felt this man is a self serving idiot since the first time I was introduced to him while in the Navy) I can only say shut up he is doing the one thing the bush administration has gotten (mostly) right he is turning over the reins of power as required by the Constitution (although I am sure there was some discussions about how to prevent this from happening). So this final ceremonial action is right and proper.. now if only the idiot bush would do what has been always been done in the past I would believe he was graciously turning over power (Obama and family has to stay in a hotel as opposed to staying in the Guest House, the FIRST incoming president to do this since the Guest House was erected in 1901! bush said it was because he had already invited people to stay there... guess he still hoped he would not have to turn over the government)

idiots

You sure the headline shouldn't read "Cheney to swear at Biden", given Mr. Cheney's flourish for profanity? I'm sure it will be yet another warm, fuzzy moment in D.C.

Please, you americans, all those nesty comments say more about the writer than about the person you are pointing to.

Careful VP elect Biden. But don't turn your back on crazy cheney. They couldn't find anyone else to do the swearing in? bush & company need to be BE GONE!!!!!!!!

LIP, forget about it. Biden's taught Constitutional Law for years at Widener University and "forgot" more about how the Senate functions than Cheney ever knew. Cheney's been "Presiding" over the Senate for 8 years and Biden's been serving in the Senate for over 35. Do the math? How dumb is too dumb?

great, a man who wanted iraq divideded into 3 countries, what an idiot.

You liberal clowns are so unaware of national security; Cheney along with Bush, have kept your sorry spoiled liberal behinds safe since 9/11....it's too bad when there's such an entitlement mentality; like we shouldn't have to work for what we have....I think too many of you have watched too many gansta rap videos and want to get your own bling for free.....Biden's been proven to be a liar and a thief and you're foaming at the mouth to see him in office....

in fact, remember when he was busy stabbing your beloved Obama in the back during the campaign trail...now, "Uncle Joe," can't brown nose him enough. Wow, that's a man with integrity.

Lots and lots of BDS here, just gotta love it. Libs usher in the new bipartisanship.

We can call it "Dumb and Dumber".

Does the swearing in ceremony require Cheney to hold a Bible? I thought his flesh burns when he's in contact with anything holy.

joe biden is a good man, good luck to you with your new begining.

Swear in, swear at, wearing a black hood, hey it's Cheney.

Everyone run though if Dick shows up drinking a beer and holding a shotgun.

This is a non-story.

Biden's going to walk up to Cheney.
Cheney will politely administer the oath.
They'll shake hands and walk away.

What do you think's going to happen, a wrestling match?

Cheney has been known to be familiar with swearing on the floor of the senate....

Maybe after Biden is sworn in by Cheney, he can turn around and arrest him – he deserves to go straight to jail for all the crimes he's committed.

Why is this news

Dick...take Joe out bird hunting with you.

Cheney is a war criminal.

I can't wait until we never have to see Cheney and his crooked smile ever again. What a dispicable person.

I hope they have Cheney show up in black and white stripes and hand cuffs. That would look really good on the creep.

Why would Hilary Clinton be sworn in today? She was re-elected in 2006, and was sworn in for her second term in January 2007. Unless all 100 Senators are sworn in every two years, there is no reason for her to be sworn in again today.

Why hasn't Biden resigned yet? Barack Obama resigned his seat weeks ago. Then again I guess he may collect a couple of extra paychecks if he waits until January 20.

I'm sure it's an awkward moment for Joe Biden. Specially if he is thinking of smacking Cheney's arrogant smirk off his face.

This is a milestone for our country, to finally get rid of the most blindly, arrogrant, grossly over powered and out of control VP.

Good riddance, Dick!

If I was Joe Biden, I would be vehemently against this. You get the worst VP in history to swear you in? Is that really the first message you want to send?

Yeah, get sworn in by a treasonous war criminal, go ahead.

Just like the case of Ilinois the swearing in should not be validated.Cheney like Bush has blood in his hands.

I wonder if Cheney will resist the temptation to drop a few "F" bombs today, then walk away laughing his head off.

Good one "email4kh" !!!

This is good for Joe because humility leads to wisdom.

Maybe then this so called foreign policy 'expert' won't recommend that Iraq be divided into three parts.

Karl Rove was right...he really is a Blowhard Doofus.

It's good that Joe Biden is getting sworn in for another term. He'll be done as VP and back to his old job before this Senate term even expires when the Palin-Plumber ticket shakes up D.C. in 2012.

It is so disurbing how the American people can drag down a good and respectful person. Cheney and his wife are both so very honest and have been there when they were needed. Why do a citizen make such an ugly remark, everyone should remember they did not have the chance to do what Vice President Cheney did, could they do any better? Not with so many people that have such narrow minds. Wake up America you have no idea as to how things will work out for the new veep or President. Try saying a prayer for our troubled country, one thing for sure it will make you feel so much better. Betty

Why is Biden hanging on to his seat until the 20th? Is he afraid that he the VP spot may be pulled from him or what? Somebody please explain the bizarre behavior.

SI SE PUEDE!

Vice President Cheney will be missed. He helped keep America safe from another terrorist attack.

I think what you meant to say, CNN, was "Cheney to swear AT Biden."

Cheney is a step above troglodyte.

Hopefully, Cheney will slap some sense into Biden during this process. That would be the right thing to do and we would all be better off for it.

You mean Cheney will even show up????
Has the man even been seen since before the election?
Talk about someone who has done nothing but hide out and & conduct his nasty corrupt business in secret and then collect a paycheck (from the taxpayers) for the last 8 years!!
If ever anyone should be investigated for corruption and malfeasance of office and possibly treason, this might just be your guy.

Vice-President-Elect Biden:

You might want to consider a conference call. Who knows, Cheney might come to the ceremony wearing a bright orange hat.

We love you Joe!

Ah, it just occurred to me. Biden's replacement is a seat holder for his son who will probably run for the seat in 2010. So, the point of seniority is moot.

I don't understand why Biden is holding onto his seat until January 20th. There are quite a few new senators being sworn in today. Had Biden stepped down shortly after the election, his replacement would have seniority over all of those new senators.

Cheney to swear...

While he's swearing in Biden, let's see if he can resist swearing AT him.

Biden please don't go hunting with this guy, ever.

Wow, Cheney asking anyone to uphold anything but self interest and malice....what is the world coming to?

I'd like to swear at Cheney.

Our Senate and it's infamous cloture rule have prevented more problems from being solved than any other institution in American history. Only the Confederate Army did more damage to the nation than the US Senate.

Let us hope that there are 60 patriotic Senators in that body this year so that actual action to enhance our security, justice, and prosperity.

Maybe your headline could read Cheney to swear at Biden instead of Cheney to swear in Biden.

Perhaps Cheney will give Biden some lessons on how the Senate actually functions and what Bidens responsibilities will be. It seems that Biden had it all wrong and Palin had it all right.

Hope this is the last time we see Dick Cheney.

That photo...they almost look like Hunting Buddies...UH OH!!
Let's watch as Cheney talks out of both sides of his mouth!

Cookie, Bozo, any of you clowns around?