The front page news on the latest conspiracy theory about Dick Cheney is the loopiest yet. Democratic strategists are peddling this nonsense to distract attention from the real news – dead cats bounce, but John Kerry didn’t following his Edwards announcement. Democrats naturally want to change the conversation from “why didn’t the articulate attractive Senator significantly boost the ticket?” to “will Dick Cheney be dumped?” In 2000, George Bush got about a 12 point bounce when he tapped Dick Cheney.