>> when president barack obama took office in january 2009, vice-president dick cheney became private citizen dick cheney. but a life of quiet retirement was not to be. >> by the time i took office... we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion. >> even after he took office -- >> most of this was the result of not paying for two wars. >> president barack obama continued to use his predecessor as a punching bag. >> they leave this big mess and suddenly they're complaining about how fast we are cleaning it up. >> 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country. >> george w. bush remained silent. >> but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our traditions and our ideals. >> dick cheney -- did not.