When former Vice President (OMG yes!) Dick Cheney was literally pushed out of the White House earlier today (insert poetic justice crack here), NBC anchor Brian WIlliams riffed on his pathetic visage, saying the wheelchair made Mr 13% Approval Rating look like Dr. Strangelove. I get the war-monger reference. Cheney was evil, and he seemed to really enjoy war, but the man bears absolutely no resemblance to Peter Sellers, so that’s enough of that. Really, if he had a doppleganger at all it would be The Big Lebowski, all gnarled and shriveled like a flaccid geriatric phallus on wheels. He truly made the day sparkle, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t wish him a good headline and photo for a goodbye. The best was an image/title match from the Times. A real gem…

Sigh. The Lord giveth…

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Andrew Morrison is a west coast boy who studied history and classics at the Universities of Cape Town and Toronto after an adolescence spent riding skateboards and working in restaurants. He is the editor of Scout Magazine, the weekly food and restaurant columnist for the Westender newspaper, a contributor to Vancouver and Western Living magazines, and a proud board member of the Chef’s Table Society of BC. He lives and works by the beach in Vancouver.

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