George Lucas says of Dick Cheney:

"The emperor works behind Darth Vader, he doesn't actually stand in front," Lucas said. "I say that in fear of getting hit with a lot of buckshot."

So why do people say such things about the Vice President? Calling him The Emperor, Darth Vader, the Master of Darkness, and other creepy but powerful titles? Most liberals don't even have to think about it, but others may question why he is so deserving of such titles. Here's a few of my reasons:

-Seems smarter than Bush, but less electable so many believe he's pulling the strings of the Bush puppet. It was his idea for Bush to pick him as his running mate. I'm guessing many of the decisions in the Bush White House have been thought up by him.

-Scooter Libby has testified that it was Cheney who told him to call reporters to reveal Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative.

-Owns a signifigant stock in Halliburton and was ex-CEO. This company benefits from times of war, therefore Cheney benefits in times of war. That seems icky.

-Went on many television appearances trying to link Iraq to Al Qaeda and 9-11 even when there was no credible evidence to support this.

-Cursed out a nice old man on the Senate floor.

-Oh yeah! And he shot a 78 year old man in the face! Yes, I know it was an accident. But its so bazaar! I just can't stop myself.

But there are still some who don't really believe that he's an evil genius at all but "nothing more than a corrupt, incompetent hack."