Not only was Cheney thunderously booed while throwing out the Nats first pitch, but he stood a good couple of yards in front of the mound and still managed to bathe the ball in dirt. Additionally, Cheney visited the team's locker room before the game, motivating them to lose their opener, 7-1.
Now I'm not saying it was a metaphor for an administration that's wildly unpopular and finding they have the anti-Midas touch, but one could conceivably look at it that way.
