Obama Says He’s Not Cheney

President Obama rejected comparisons between himself and Vice President Dick Cheney, who strongly backed similar surveillance efforts in the Bush administration and has defended Obama’s continuation of them, Politico reports.

Said Obama: “Some people say, ‘Well, you know, Obama was this raving liberal before. Now he’s, you know, Dick Cheney.’ Dick Cheney sometimes says, ‘Yeah, you know? He took it all lock, stock, and barrel.'”