If Cheney (swineherd) is feeding the rich (swine) how is he implied in this quote? The rich can't elect anyone because there aren't enough of them (and under the current administration, there are fewer every day). The swine are the average people who do the voting. The purpose of every politician is to make you think that he's out for you while he satisfies the goals of the elite that he is really working for. Our job is to hold the SOBs accountable.