Wuli has an excellent point here.
Whenever leadership skips a level, as in the USSR when it got Gorby, good things happen. Fresh thinking illuminates the issues.
Cheney will turn out to be a pivotal figure in the future of the Freedom Trail, doing what's necessary to win elections, manage public affairs, and step aside when necessary.
Cinncinnatus and Washingtom come to mind.
Great men and selfless.
May the good Lord watch over him and give him peace.
I like Cheny alot, and if he were the GOP candidate in 2008, I'd vote for him. I just do not think he will be, I do not think the eventual GOP candidate has much public visibility now. I think that events, in 2006 and 2007 will drive the deciding issues of the 2008 elections. The GOP candidate that will have the best chance will be a fresh face, with some fresh ideas, simply because every eight to twelve years, Americans like that better than not. On the other hand, if we are at war with ??????? at the time, all bets are off.