Cheney’s chief of staff more powerful than Bush’s.

In GQ magazine’s inaugural “50 Most Powerful People in D.C.” list, which hits newsstands later this month, Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, David Addington, is ranked higher at number seven than both the outgoing Karl Rove and current White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten, who are placed at nine and sixteen respectively. GQ associate editor Greg Veis explained Addington’s placement to the Reliable Source:

He has done more than anyone else in government to provide the administration with its (sometimes dubious) legal justifications for expanding executive authority.

UPDATE: Here’s GQ’s full list.