tonight, an inside look at the bush white house. our exclusive interview with vice president richard bruce cheney. i'm senator al simpson sitting in for chris matthews. let's play "hardball"! >> that really did happen. obviously, the "hardball" theme music has improved immensely since 2001, but wait until you see this gem, this little moment from later on in that show. this is back in 2001. that interview with newly inaugurated vice president dick cheney and "hardball" guest host alan simpson. >> we were talking about tip o'neill. >> right. >> finish your remarks. this is a short segment. >> tip was one of those men, he respected everybody in the house, regardless of party. you didn't get judged as being a lesser person in the house because you were a republican, and of course, that's where i