Not Part Of The Executive

This is getting ridiculous.

A little background. Henry Waxman has been investigating the refusal of Cheney to comply with turning over records to the National Archives regarding his office and their handling of classified information (can you say Scooter Libby?).

Now this:

Vice President Dick Cheney has asserted his office is not a part of the executive branch of the U.S. government, and therefore not bound by a presidential order governing the protection of classified information by government agencies, according to a new letter from Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to Cheney.

Cheney is asserting that his office does not have to comply with a executive order requiring compliance with these regulations on classified information.

Not. Part. Of. The. Executive. Branch.

I'm typeless

Update: On another front, more subpoenas. A big part of this story is that three Republicans voted with Dems (Hagel, Specter and Hatch).

Update II: Rahm Emmanuel makes a good point. If you're not a part of the Executive Branch then get the hell out!

"Today, we discovered that everything we learned in U.S. government class was wrong. Evidently, the Vice President does not consider himself a part of the executive branch, and therefore believes he can obstruct meaningful oversight and avoid being held accountable. If the Vice President truly believes he is not a part of the executive branch, he should return the salary the American taxpayers have been paying him since January 2001, and move out of the home for which they are footing the bill."