But so far, at least, mainstream reporters have steadfastly ignored Cheney's remarks - perhaps because they know that the VP's reaction ratchets the story up to Defcon 3 level, and covering it would make it impossible for Democrats to continue their silence.

In an interview Friday with WWTN Nashville radio host Steve Gill, Cheney said he was so angry he had to watch his language while discussing Durbin's comments, calling the outburst "one of the more egregious things I'd ever heard uttered on the floor of the United States Senate."

The vice president even went so far as to suggest that Durbin was unfit for his office, saying the Illinois Democrat's remarks were "so far over the top that I'm just appalled that anybody who serves in the United States Senate would even think those thoughts."

Media reaction? A LexisNexis search shows not a single newspaper, wire service or TV news show covering any of the above quotes.

Compare Cheney's words with Sen. John McCain's more tepid reaction to the Durbin outrage, which garnered widespread coverage.

"He should certainly apologize," McCain told NBC's "Meet the Press," saying that Durbin had done "a great disservice to the men and women in the military who are serving honorably down there."

A "disservice"?

McCain doesn't sound anywhere near as "appalled" as the vice president was - making his reaction far more appealing to big-media reporters who also aren't particularly appalled by what Durbin had to say.

Still, the cover-up of Cheney's comments - which remain posted on the White House Web site, by the way - represents yet another milestone in mainstream media bias.

The second-most-powerful leader in the U.S. has openly condemned a leading Democratic senator for launching an "over the top" attack against U.S. troops - and the press is pretending it never happened.

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