Meanwhile, from that OTHER Vice President

Cheney has again been smacked down by the 9/11 Commission, who deserves some sort of medal.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Sept. 11 commission, which reported no evidence of collaborative links between Iraq and al Qaeda, said on Tuesday that Vice President Dick Cheney had no more information than commission investigators to support his later assertions to the contrary.

Translation: He's talking out of his ass.

"The 9-11 Commission believes it has access to the same information the vice president has seen regarding contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq prior to the 9-11 attacks," the commission said in a statement.

Translation: Cheney's a liar. (Cheney, you remember, said on CNBC that he probably has more information that the Commission about an Iraq/al Qaeda link, which is disturbing, because it means Cheney held information back. Pity he wasn't under oath, or this'd be impeachable, no?)

Joe Klein made an astute observation that the Edwards-Cheney comparison is much like a Frank Capra film, with the young idealistic lawyer facing the old, dour robber baron with rimless glasses. I want Cheney to slip during the debate and call Edwards "Bailey!!!"