Its the battle of Vice Presidents, past versus present, and NBC's Meet the Press vs. ABC's This Week. Vice President Joe Biden was a guest on MTP this morning, and fired the first salvos towards former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has been a vocal critic of the Obama administration, particularly with regards the handling of the Christmas Day Bomber and the trying of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Biden said "Dick Cheney's a fine fellow. He's entitled to his own opinion. He's not entitled to rewrite history." We can expect Cheney's response, and perhaps further attacks, during his appearance this morning on ABC's This Week. (more...)

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"It'll put him on the map. He'll be as important, or more important, than Osama bin Laden."

Dick Cheney continues to be a thorn in Obama's side that Obama can only ignore at his own peril. On last night's Hannity, the former Vice President renewed his attacks on the current President over his decision to give 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who Cheney called "one of the most evil men in history," a public trial in New York City. (more...)

video Last night, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow all took to the airwaves to criticize Republican lawmakers for their reluctance to see Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tried before a civilian court in New York. The trial seems poised to become the media spectacle we predicted it would this past weekend -- but why? Do the left-right battle lines along which this seems to be falling even make sense? (more...)

video Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to trial at a New York City courthouse was received with mixed reaction Friday, both on the political spectrum and in the media world. There are many parts to this story and so as a service to you, let's review where this story has been and where its likely to go, at least in the world of the opinion press. (more...)