Peggy is way off base here. If some Republicans in the White House have mounted a whispering campaign to ditch the Vice President, it is they, not he, who should resign. This kind of internecine warfare is poisonous, and if they succeed in taking down Cheney, the whole administration will go with him.
I'd like to think that our President is too loyal to his right hand man, the Vice President, to tolerate this kind of talk.
It is a very bad idea to replace Cheney with some "popular" man in 2007, so that the "popular" man could run in 2008. First of all, one year is not enough time to launch a successful Presidential campaign. Secondly, Republicans and Independents do not like the idea of an "anointed" candidate. The people would like to choose the candidate, and only after he has gone through the rough and tuble of a primary.
Peggy Noonan is losing her marbles.
She's jealous of Gregory. You think this is bad, wait 'till the next.
I don't think there are any Republicans in the WH feeding her this stuff. They've frozen her out, just like they've frozen out that putrid menagerie of degenerate jackals and hyenas that call themselves the White House press corps. And that just drives her (and them) crazy. Have you ever seen so much "reporting" that's based on "sources close to the White House..." or "a source who is familiar with a key memeber of the White House Office of ..."?