Cheney on W.Va

Remember when the GOP claimed that they were the only ones who"got" rural America and the South?

Remember when they claimed Democrats were representatives of only the supposedly elitist New England and 'Left Coast' parts of the country?

Remember when conservatives published books with titles like "The Real America" pretending that they were the spokesmen for everyone else?

Remember all of that when you read about conservative leader Dick Cheney's brand of humor:

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney threw a verbal insult at West Virginians on Monday.

Talking about his family roots and how he's distantly related to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the vice president noted that he had Cheneys on both sides of his family.

"And we don't even live in West Virginia," Cheney quipped.

"You can say those things when you're not running for re-election."

Oh, and remember how every time Bush or one of his cabinet members came to town we were told repeatedly by the local media about how much this administration loves W.Va.?

Sen. Byrd says it best:

"Now that he or the administration he represents no longer needs their vote, Mr. Cheney apparently feels that he is now free to mock and belittle the people of West Virginia," Byrd said.

Vice President Dick Cheney talks about Democratic Congressional leadership at an election rally Southaven, Miss., Monday, May 12, 2008, for Republican Greg Davis who faces Democrat Travis Childers in a special election runoff Tuesday for Mississippi's First Congressional District seat. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

-- And, yes, I chose the most unflattering one I could find.