"Anybody else feel like Cheney was talking at a pretty high level - maybe even over the heads of most voters?"

Absolutely. I was telling my wife exactly that last night. You really have to pay attention to what he is saying and have some level of education in both foreign and domestic affairs to keep up with him.....refreshing. The problem is that the majority of the sheep out there are herded not by knowledge, but by more simple appeals to selfishness and insecurity. That was my reason for saying that whether or not this was truly a win for Bush/Cheney is in the hands of the public.....unfortunately. On this topic, I find myself maintaining a grim outlook. I feel that our self-indulgence, our sloth, our apathy, and our laziness as a society has created a huge chasm between the true worthy electorate and the brainless chimps out there wiping their a$$es with their civic responsibilities.

Yes, Spiff...again telling you how I feel.