From fellow Rhode Island blogger Eileen Spillane comes this post on the swearing-in ceremony in the Senate. Spillane was in a hearing room on the third floor of the Dirksen Office Building, watching on a big-screen TV as our newly-elected Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was sworn in. Eileen writes:
At high noon the big screens went on. V.P. Dick Cheney convened the Senate. Senators then went up four at a time (with the other Sen. not elected this cycle) & were sworn in. Whitehouse was last & was called up individually with Jack Reed. A huge cheer went up from the guests. My teenager lately told me that he noticed Sen. Clinton was the only one that Cheney did not shake hands with.
Yessir, our self-appointed Vice President is one classy guy.
Is Spillane's son right? Can anyone confirm the Cheney snub?
UPDATE: In the comments, dougymi says that there were a number of Democrats who didn't shake hands with Cheney, and that Cheney shook hands with anyone who offered.