I know, I know—it’s been a nightmare not having Dick Cheney or a member of his immediate family in a position of power. Don’t worry, though: Things are looking up.

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Jesse Singal is a former opinion writer for The Boston Globe and former web editor of the Washington Monthly. He is currently a master's student at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Policy. Follow him on Twitter at @jessesingal.