I can't read the NYT article so I don't know what this post is all about. Any help?
Read some of the prior responses - basically this lady is claiming that it was a 'national catharsis' to be able to point to Cheney and his misfortune. Do no attempt to adjust your set - normal people can't relate to this kind of madness.
Of course, she is a member of the press as well as a Not One Red Cent loony and does the modern day version of 'Black Like Me' by wearing a hijab scarf for ONE WHOLE WEEK! Wow, what courage!