Cheney: Vice presidency is a ?cruddy job.?

thinkprogress.org — According to a new biography by Stephen Hayes, in 1996, Cheney ?called the vice presidency a ?cruddy job,? which his political mentor, President Gerald Ford, had hated. But by 2000 Cheney was persuaded to accept when George W. Bush offered the position.? Jul 23, 2007 View in Crawl 4