[marron]

For whatever its worth, people currently in the administration could not do their jobs if they announced their interest in seeking the presidency, they have to say no.

But, nonetheless, it remains true that so far all the people I want to run, all say they won't run.

[HHKrepublican_2]

Bush has a pol savvy nephew doesnt he? Isnt Cheneys son-in-law very active in politics?

[HHKrepublican_2]

I think a plan may be in the works for Cheney to resign in 2006 due to health reasons. And whoever the Republican Nominee to be is will be appointed VP.

[teenyelliott]

achievement gap in education that separates African-American youngsters from white youngsters, you know we haven’t done enough yet

I'm disappointed to read most of Mrs. Cheney's statements.

The above line is nothing more than pandering.

A child with interested, supportive, involved parents will succeed in his or her education, regardless of race.

A child whose parents are absent or neglectful will fail, regardless of race.

Whether or not a kid is educated is not the responsibility of the gubmint.

Well educated children have good parents. Simple as that.

[Yossarian]

Asked what we will say about freedoms that were not yet granted in this era, she says: “You know, we haven’t done enough yet to bring African Americans and women fully into power—though women certainly have come very close. When you think of things like the achievement gap in education that separates African-American youngsters from white youngsters, you know we haven’t done enough yet. When you look at the difference in life-spans, you know we haven’t done enough yet. When you look at income differentials, you know that we need to do more on education, so that we can have a society in which we can say that all people are created equal and really mean it.”

Ugh.

When a civil servant, Democrat or Republican, says "We haven't done enough yet", that's code for "We haven't meddled enough with the workplace and taken enough from your paycheck yet".

I live in the Silicon Valley. I see an incredibly diverse group of people every day, if you count diversity by such shallow criteria as skin pigmentation and facial structure. They are all incredibly monolithic in terms of pursuit of excellence.

(As an aside, unfortunately, they are all really diverse when it comes to respect for human rights and freedom. This is what happens when you no longer care about such things in your immigration policy.)

A lot of these people came from austere backgrounds. That they have made it in the U.S. is a result of two things: natural ability, and discipline. The discipline instilled by their parents to buckle down on math and science, the discipline to complete years of hard schooling, and the discipline of parents to scrape funds together to pay for it.

Lynne Cheney was one of the most conservative and articulate people we could imagine getting that high up in government (by way of her husband). When even the Lynne Cheneys of the world start spitting out this "We haven't done enough" pablum, it is a sign of the corrosive nature of government.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"When you think of things like the achievement gap in education that separates African-American youngsters from white youngsters, you know we haven’t done enough yet. When you look at the difference in life-spans, you know we haven’t done enough yet. When you look at income differentials, you know that we need to do more on education, so that we can have a society in which we can say that all people are created equal and really mean it.”

All people are created equal in the eyes of God and before the law, but only an idiot thinks that all people are created equal in terms of talent and intelligence. It is also stupid to point to differences between groups and automatically assume that it is due to "we" not doing enough. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. Likewise, one cannot make a student study hard, if they do not want to do so. You cannot make a person live a healthy life style if they would prefer to live an unhealthy lifestyle. You cannot make a person with a low IQ into a rocket scientist, no matter how much money you spend on education.

[KarinG1]

Vice President Cheney has only been asserting the fact that he doesn't intend to run for president since before he was elected to his current office. No sense believing him though, as he is only a pawn to Haliburton.