In a report on a talk former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne gave at a KPMG Global Energy Institute event in Houston Wednesday, the main takeaway comment from Cheney probably will be the one he made about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), referencing Ryan's federal budget proposal: (emphasis added)

"I worship the ground the Paul Ryan walks on," he said referring to the Republican Congressman from Wisconsin. "I hope he doesn't run for president because that would ruin a good man who has a lot of work to do."

However, Cheney's recollection of his infamous 2004 encounter with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on the Senate floor might be the more interesting takeaway from the Houston talk.

Who could forget the massive and widespread media and Democratic Party silk-panty knickers twister that occurred when it was reported that Cheney told Leahy to go 'f--- himself' in the encounter?

Well, Cheney gives his background version for the reason for his choice comments to Leahy: (emphasis added)

[Cheney] described [the] run-in he had on the Senate floor with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahey right after Leahey had spoken with a reporter and accused Cheney of "nefarious deeds" with Halliburton.

"Pat came over to me and put his arm around me and treated me like his long-lost brother," Cheney said. "At that point I told him what he could do with himself."

Good for Cheney for giving it to the Vermont hypocrite.

It's an almost certain lock that the context for Cheney's admonition to Leahy will be widely reported by our curious media, yearning to report the truth -- wherever it leads.

Riiiiiiight.