From Maureen Dowd (via Froomkin) on Dick Cheney's claims to be separate from the executive branch:

"I guess a man who can wait 14 hours before he lets it dribble out that he shot his friend in the face has no limit on what he thinks he can keep secret. Still, it's quite a leap to go from hiding in a secure, undisclosed location in the capital to hiding in a secure, undisclosed location in the Constitution."

And parts two and three of the Cheney series are out there, and they show a man who is really out there.