Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for February 09, 2002

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Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling My Secret, My Hero! I was just an executive at an oil exploration company -- and I was called in to see the vice president! Dick Cheney: So tell me your thoughts on energy. Something about Dick's warm demeanor made me speak more freely than I ever had. Man: I...love oil drilling. ...and I'd love to drill...all over Alaska! When it was over, Dick was ever the gentleman. Man: My secret... Dick Cheney: It's safe with me. But it wasn't to be that easy! Dick Cheney: The GAO is trying to find out about us! Man: W...what are you going to do? Dick Cheney: Fight it, of course! What right does the public have to know how a government official shapes a policy initiative?! But the pressure only increased! Man #2: This will lead to a lawsuit, Cheney! Dick Cheney: Bring it on, scum! And my hero only got more gallant! Dick Cheney: Have you no feelings? When someone shares his innermost thoughts with me...I do not betray him! Dick would do the same for anyone--whether a utility executive or the C.E.O. of a bankrupt energy trading company. And that's why he'll always be my hero! End.