Reply #8: First of all,

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I think the 37% figure is waaaaaay generous. Secondly, I don't think anybody in the WH is underestimating him. In case you haven't noticed, Rahm is there and he is as Machiavellian as they come.

If Cheney is a threat, he is also a target for everybody except the shrinking RW base and an object lesson as to what happens when you stay in undisclosed locations too long. People forget that you are anything but a peevish old man who jumps out to spew hate and fear. Kind of like an evangelical with a cloven hoof.

The economy is still in the shitter, and people are still very worried about jobs. Eating and having a place to live tends to focus one's mind on the present moment. There is little room left in the fear box for people to dump anything that Cheney says.