"Usually, when Vice President Cheney comes to Cincinnati for a Republican fundraiser, his motorcade beelines to the deep-pockets city of Indian Hill," today's Cincinnati Enquirer
observed. But not this time.
The Vice President will be schmoozing with Steve Chabot and his West Side friends tonight, but doesn't have time in his schedule for embattled incumbent Jean Schmidt.
Why not?
Top Five Reasons Dick Cheney Said "No" to an Event with Jean Schmidt:
- Because Schmidt campaign manger Barry Bennett asked "Who'd show up, anyway?"
- Because Cheney is too busy training for a marathon.
- Because Cheney is embarrassed that Schmidt's 33% approval rating is a full 15 percentage points higher than his.
- Because Cheney is angry that Schmidt has only rubber-stamped the Bush Administration's policy 87% of the time.
- Because the Schmidt campaign's "reckless disregard for the truth" clashes with Cheney's preference for calculated, thoughtful disregard for the truth.
Who knows, though...Maybe Schmidt just couldn't find the VP's undisclosed location.