In honour of the return of Real Time on February 18…

New Rule: If you’re going to attend a solemn event, leave the military-style winter coats at home! At the Auschwitz ceremony, VP Dick Cheney wore a green winter jacket and a casual hat, while all the other world leaders and diplomats were dressed in black winter coats. The fashion editor at the Washington Post called him on it. My dad had that exact style coat while he was in the military. After his retirement back in the early 1990s, he continued to wear it outside when blowing snow.

Really, though. As the second-in-command of the world’s sole superpower, and representing the country at such a solemn event, Dick Cheney should know better than to visit the Land of Bad Taste.

By the way, Lynne Cheney’s coat wasn’t much better, either, in my view.