Don't call former vice-president Cheney a has-been

WASHINGTON: Dick Cheney refuses to be a has-been.

The former vice-president's voice appears to carry even more weight than it did in the waning days of the Bush administration.

Some people want him to be quiet and disappear. Others are cheering the public relations tour that Cheney began halfway through President Barack Obama's first 100 days, defending the Bush administration's harsh interrogation tactics and other anti-terrorism policies.