Got the following email just now

from Baton Rouge:

Sir, Don’t know if Vice President Cheney cancelling on LSU’s commencement was really for a vote or security [N.B., The veep cast the tie-breaking vote this morning to pass the tax cut. — RD], but Mrs. Cheney gave a wonderful (as in meaningful and short) speech this morning in his place. While making appologies for her husband, she said ‘he’s doing important work, cutting taxes’, which got a nice round of applause.