The Washington Post winds down its overwrought Cheney-hunting coverage with a Robin Givhan fashion report on the veep’s pink tie on Fox News, a day late and desperately seeking a clue:
Cheney’s pink four-in-hand registered in the manner of pigtails on a gangsta rapper. In the parlance of hip-hop, the look is full of macho swagger and the not-so-subtle suggestion that even with the hairdo of a pre-adolescent girl, the rapper is still the toughest thing standing in the room. The incongruous sartorial flourish is a display of irony and confidence.