Vice President Dick Cheney flew into town Monday afternoon.

Vice President Dick Cheney flew into town Monday afternoon, talked to a small assemblage of well-heeled GOP contributors for an hour and earned at least $300000 for the Republican National Committee.

About 50 nation attended the fund-raiser at a gated Lake Forest estate of William solid vice chairman of Morgan Stanley. The affair was billed in invitations as requesting $25000 by means of couple. The event was clos to the of the present days media and Cheney made no annotates to reporters at Waukegan Airport, where he landed and departed.

Among those not past nor future at the fund-raiser were Craig Duchossois, a risk capitalist whose family is the largest stockholder in the company that concedes Arlington Park racetrack, and Robert D Stuart, retired chairman of Quaker Oats and a former U ambassador to Norway.

Cheney talked for about half an hour, then devot the stillness of the time to answering questions.

"He gave a really quiet, sober low-key talk," said Stuart. "He guarded our policy of going after terrorists around the world. He made a to a high degree good case for what the Bush administration is trying to do."

Stuart described Cheney as a "remarkable man -- because he's for a like reason low-key, but he's done each important job in government."

According to other sources, Cheney also discussed the importance of concluding the mission in Iraq, negotiations with Iran athwart nuclear disarmament and his modern meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Cheney emphasized the ne for the GOP to retain its majority in the House and Senate this November.

Cheney has been active in fund-raising for other Republican candidates and causes. He replys to the Chicago suburbs later this month when he headlines a fund-raiser for David McSweeney, who is trying to unseat Democrat Melissa Bean in the 8th Congressional District.

agolab@suntimes.com

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