"What the caterpillar calls the end of life, wise men call a butterfly."

How many times did Dick Cheney lie last night? Does it really matter? Is telling ten lies worse than telling one when you're the Vice President speaking to the American people?

Quote: "The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight." That's a bald-faced lie and here's the proof from the C-SPAN archives:

For more about Cheney's lies go visit Josh Marshall's blog.

Update: Cheney and Edwards had met at least three times previously. On Feb. 1, 2001, the vice president thanked Edwards by name at a Senate prayer breakfast and sat beside him during the event.

On April 8, 2001, Cheney and Edwards shook hands when they met off-camera during a taping of NBC's "Meet the Press," moderator Tim Russert said Wednesday on "Today."

On Jan. 8, 2003, the two met when the first-term North Carolina senator accompanied Elizabeth Dole to her swearing-in by Cheney as a North Carolina senator, Edwards aides also said.