Reply #56: Cheney did come across well in the 2000 campaign.

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He appeared warm, thoughtful, and steady (recall his "two nice uncles" debate with Lieberman). The biggest thing I disliked about Bush at the time was his stupidity. I thought it would make him putty in the hands of whatever nefarious but clever advisors surrounded him, and alas, they turned out to be the worst ones possible with the most powerful wind at their backs (9/11), the neocons and PNAC crew. Even I was surprised that Bush and Cheney revealed themselves as radically evil.