Really, Chip?

Chip Reid, CBS Chief White House Correspondent, was on Imus this morning. With what I assume was a straight face, he said that people are listening to Dick Cheney's views on foreign policy:

"not because of who he is, but what he has to say."

Call me a cynic, but I find that a little hard to believe. I'm sure it's not news to Mr. Reid that the position staked by Mr. Cheney in yesterday's speech -- that state-sanctioned torture is justified -- is not exclusive to the chatty ex-Veep. After all, a Washington Post-ABC News poll from earlier this year showed that "most Republicans, 55 percent, said there are cases in which the U.S. should consider using torture against terrorism suspects."

55% of Republicans do not get coverage from major networks.