Cheney won't attend Republican convention

Dick Cheney won't attend the Republican convention in Tampa next month and will go fishing instead, my colleague Kevin Robillard reports on the home page.

The news comes shortly after George W. Bush announced he wouldn't be coming to Tampa either. And George H.W. Bush announced earlier this month that he can't attend the convention because of his poor health.

Cheney hasn't been as distant from Romney's campaign as Bush 43 has -- he hosted a fundraiser for the Republican candidate at his home in Wyoming a few weeks ago. But still, Cheney's absence at the convention is another sign of the distance between Romney and the former Bush administration.