Dicho,
You said, "Guest Genie, you would be out of step in Cheney, Washington (Chay-ny)." (because I mentioned that most people mispronounce Dick Cheney's name, too.

It was Dick Cheney himself who said (on Larry King or one of those interview shows) that HIS family name is pronounced "Cheeney." This has nothing to do with how any other town or family name "Cheney" is pronounced.

Genie