I understand you were not being definitive and I doubt very much that people would disagree that Cheney is a better person than that rapist given the same abili

I understand you were not being definitive and I doubt very much that people would disagree that Cheney is a better person than that rapist given the same ability to effect the world. Having said that Cheney had a lot of power and a lot of impact. In relative terms the alternative to Cheney in power does not need to be much better to result in an absolute impact greater than the 4 lives affected by that rapist. My statement was meant to point out that the absolute rather than the relative "evilness" of him is a viable reason for some to hate him.