Dick Cheney looks a lot different these days when he's seen at all. The Veep's name is rarely out of the headlines, but he's not giving speeches or pressers, not one public word on the hot question of Halliburton.
The pol known as "the Sphinx" is living up to his nickname, silent, puzzling, perhaps crumbling a bit? He's been Bush's number one asset for two years, bringing in donations, shoring up the conservative wing, advising the President in troubling times.
But the veteran statesman, so calm under political fire, now faces flak flying over corporate greed, and it's hard to wrap a flag around a fat bankbook. When the cry from the streets and the Street is to chuck bad CEO's behind bars, some wonder how far cleaning house will go.
