"Whatever he does at his point, Sabato said that the episode, which might have been a fleeting if embarrassing incident, now becomes forever associated with the vice-president."
If I had a choice for being remembered as:
1) Tripping over my own feet
2) Attacking a killer rabbit
3) Using a chubby intern as a humidor
4) The Shooter
I'd pick #4.
I don't recall all the details of that particular incident, but shouldn't it be "2) Being attacked by a killer rabbit"?
Hey, you forgot 5) Barfing and Chinese state dinner.
Having a chance to annoint the next Presidential Candidate might be attractive, but I think Bush is better off keeping Cheney for people to be mad at instead of Bush. The old lightening rod concept.