The weekly news shows had a lot of time dedicated to discussing Dick Cheney's recent mainstream press interviews criticizing Obama for making the country "less safe." One shouldn't forget that the worst attack on US soil took place under Cheney, as Lawrence O'Donnell noted on McLaughlin.

But McLaughlin himself gets the most interesting tidbit by saying that Obama's timetable for getting out of Iraq wasn't quick enough. His opinion was that the US troops need to get out Iraq sooner rather than later.

Cheney is busting electorale protocal by speaking out soon. He doesn't seem to care. When most Americans are asked, they give Obama a lot higher marks than Cheney. One can't help but believe that Obama hopes that Cheney will keep speaking out.