Sure to get lefties rubbing their nipples everywhere.

“McALLEN, Texas — A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County’s federal detention centers.

The indictment criticizes Cheney’s investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers. It accuses Cheney of a conflict of interest and “at least misdemeanor assaults” on detainees by working through the prison companies.
Gonzales is accused of using his position while in office to stop an investigation into abuses at the federal detention centers.

Another indictment charges state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. with profiting from his public office by accepting honoraria from prison management companies.

The indictments were first reported by KRGV-TV.”

It’s noted that also indicted are state District Judges Janet Leal, state District Judge Migdalia Lopez, The GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut Corporation), former U.S. Attorney Mervyn Mosbacher, Gus Garza and Gilberto Lozano.

They all face a stream of criminal charges including abuse of office, profiting from office, and murder.

It’s a joke, but then this is from the same nutbag Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra was accused of extorting money from a bail bond company and used his office for personal business, but the charge was dropped this month.

Known as aka Juan Quixote, rumored to allegedly trade votes for case dismissals, has faced two rounds of indictments himself during 2007.

Look for this to get re-soundly quashed.