Vice President Cheney fingered by David Letterman and Gonzalez dragged into the Madame Palfrey scandal

Ex Hoosier David Letterman let the cat out of the bag - the secret joke that all Washington is suppressing - in his intro monologue on Wednesday night he fingered war criminal and Vice President Dick (I'm just back from Baghdad ) Cheney about rumors of his involvement in the D.C. Madam scandal.

"Here's a story we're working on now," .... "Apparently, there are rumors coming out of Washington that Vice President Dick Cheney, when he was the CEO of Halliburton, used to go visit prostitutes. This could explain why one girl was paid two billion dollars. I mean, I was thinking about this and Cheney ... I mean, going to a prostitute, that's ... I mean, I can't believe a good-looking guy like that would ever have to pay for sex, you know what I'm saying?"

Apparently when contacted CBS declined to comment.

The Editor of TPM Cafe On Tuesday, May 15,submitted a question to be asked of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this editor submitted a question to be asked of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. SCreened it was never asked .... this is the question ...

"Do you believe a Special Counsel is necessary in the DC Madam case since a number of Justice Department officials and other federal law enforcement officers, including those involved in prosecuting the case against the "DC Madam," are also clients of her sexual fantasy entertainment firm, Pamela Martin & Associates?"