How many of them say that CNN has the sloppiest reporting ever?

The Bush administration is in its final weeks, and it seems like the media can't resist seeing it off with a series of well-placed kicks. On Monday CNN came out with this gem:

Poll: 23 percent say Cheney worst vice president ever

From Paul Steinhauser
CNN Deputy Political Director

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A new national poll suggests that almost a quarter of Americans think that Dick Cheney is the worst vice president in American history.
Vice President Dick Cheney says he's comfortable with his accomplishments and isn't troubled by his ratings.

Vice President Dick Cheney says he's comfortable with his accomplishments and isn't troubled by his ratings.

Twenty-three percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday say that Cheney is the country's worst vice president, when compared with his predecessors.

An additional 41 percent feel that Cheney is a poor vice president, with 34 percent rating him a good number two.

Only one percent of those polled say that Cheney is the best vice president in U.S. history.

"On the Sunday talk shows, Cheney took on the job of making the affirmative case for the Bush legacy," said Keating Holland, CNN polling director. "But the messenger may be getting in the way of the message."

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I have a couple of questions for those who were polled: (1) How many previous vice presidents can you even name? (2) How would you summarize the tenure of each?

Unless they can answer both of the above questions satisfactorily, they have no business answering the poll question.

What about the CNN reporters? Are they qualified to answer? I doubt that I am, even though I consider myself to be well-informed.

I can name just about all of the VPs back to the Eisenhower administration, but I'm not sure how much I could tell you about what they did while in office.

CNN should know better -- and they probably do. It was just another opportunity for a cheap parting shot.