Posted on 11/13/2004 10:36:32 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
Cheney rushed to hospital
Posted on Sat, Nov. 13, 2004
Cheney Heading to Hospital
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart trouble, was being taken to a hospital on Saturday for tests after experiencing some shortness of breath, a White House spokesman said.
"On the recommendation of his doctors, the vice president is going to George Washington University Hospital for some tests," spokesman Ken Lisaius said. "He experienced some shortness of breath Saturday morning and has had a bad cold, which could be the cause for the shortness of breath."
President Bush was notified, Lisaius said.
Cheney's cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, was to oversee the tests.
They are the rats! Remember it.
Oh no. My prayers are with him. May God help him.
DU is already cursing him and hoping he dies. Wretched people.
From experience with my husband, you have to be concerned about CHF: congestive heart failure. Shortness of breath and congestion are at the top of the list for this condition.
The EC hasn't met yet, so I don't know what would happen in a worst case scenario.
"That is always their reaction. Contrast that with Freepers praying for the recovery of someone we equally did not respect, Bill Clinton. Which group is civilized and which are coldhearted thugs?"
To be completely fair, there were a heckuva lot of pulled messages on those threads. Our moderator is just a lot more active than the ones on DU. There were still a lot of ugly sentiments posted here, then pulled.
Yes, the best for him and his family, and the best for us all in America.
Some people never get over rebelling against "daddy". He's simply too much man for them. Forget about those losers.
Lord, please don't take VP Cheney from us...please protect him and his family.
" ... when Mrs. Edwards got cancer ...."
I respect the decision she made. It would not have been the decision I would have made however. I was glad to hear she will fully recover.
That's crap and you know it.
Please, let's stop speculating on possible replacements when we don't know anything. It's not tasteful. I am hopeful that it is nothing serious and that Cheney is able to serve out his second term.
I really hope Cheney is ok.
Is it out of line to ask how a VP is replaced if necessary or if they resign?
I hope it's ok to ask. Does Bush just pick whomever, does the senate need to confirm a replacement?
Prayers for the VP to only be experiencing a cold and not more heart problems!
However, when something bad happens, i.e. UOx42s heart surgery and Liz Cheney's breast cancer, we do NOT indulge in a hate fest.
So...
Two questions:
1) What is the procedure for replacing a sitting VP?
2) If you were "the evil Karl Rove" who would you replace Cheney with ... as the presumptive 2008 presidential candidate?
May God be with our beloved Dick Cheney.
Exactly. They are irrelevant. This was proved on election day. I take everything they say for who they are.
Hmmmmm
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