The Vice is Coming Out

Is it just me, or is the usually coy Dick Cheney starting to rise above the shadows of the President?

The Vice President has been gracing the front pages of many dailies around the globe. A few days ago, he talked about moving out of Iraq gracefully. More recently in Australia, he protested, in carefully chosen words, China’s military build up. He also talked about North Korea and his reservations on the communist country’s sincerity in ending its nuclear development projects.

We don’t usually see the Vice President in action. State visits are usually done by the Bush himself, or by his trusted aide, Condoleezza Rice.

I won’t be surprised if many Americans have little knowledge as to who he really is. Maybe it’s time for us to conduct a thorough background check on him. He won’t likely succeed the President, but he’ll sure play a very vital role in the nation’s local and foreign affairs.