Posted on 02/27/2006 1:09:23 PM PST by teddyballgame
Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to retire within a year.
Senior GOP sources envision the retirement of Mr. Cheney in 2007, months after the congressional elections. The sources said Mr. Cheney would be persuaded to step down as he becomes an increasing political liability to President Bush.
The sources reported a growing rift between the president and vice president as well as their staffs. They cited Mr. Cheney's failure to immediately tell the president of the accidental shooting of the vice president's hunting colleague earlier this month. The White House didn't learn of the incident until 18 hours later.
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If somehow the dumbocrats were able to take over Capitol Hill in the mid-term elections, then Bush might want to have a more politically viable candidate in the #2 slot. The reason being that the dummies have made it clear that they would try to impeach Bush if they had control of the House. They'd think twice about that if their stupid tactics actually worked and they put the 2008 GOP candidate in the Oval Office.
I know it's far-fetched . . . so out there that maybe Dick Morris will write a book about it.
Yeah sure, Cheney is on the way out, and in the true spirit of bipartisanship, Bush will nominate former Senator Zell Miller of Georgia as his replacement.
Wouldn't THAT put the 'Rats panties in a twist? :)
Back to reality now. Cheney isn't going anywhere except to the Capitol on January 20, 2009 to either be sworn in as President himself (I wish!) or to wave goodbye to us all.
I doubt it. There would be absolutely no justification for filibustering an appointee to VP to serve out the remainder of the term. It isn't anything at all like a lifetime tenure on the federal bench. If the dems were to filibuster the appointment for VP, even the lamestream press would have trouble carrying water for them.
When Bush/Cheney won their first term, my 87 year old, ultra-conservative, Dad said, "Well, at least we'll have one adult in the White House."
I hate to think of him leaving, but I really wouldn't blame him. Still lots of fishin' in Wyo. and he comes here to pheasant hunt every fall. He has served his country well and deserves a rest.
No. The line of succession is only in play when the President is out of the picture. In this case, he would still be around to make the call on a replacement.
It's confirmation by BOTH House and Senate.
It's not wishful thinking for Dems. Wouldn't you think they would want him to stick around, rather than havea much, much stronger Condi Rice as the Number Two?
Well, it's not THAT bad of a stepping stone - in the 21st Century, especially after Cheney leaves, the Office of Vice-President may indeed become more important than it has in the past - here is the complete list of VPs who became POTUS:
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry S Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
(and, as you noted) George H.W. Bush
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Vice_President.htm#5
Yea, right. More media hype.
But it would be the dems worst nightmare having to run against a popular incumbant.
Three of the nine members of the Civil Rights Commission are appointed by the House too.
Thank you for the correction. I'd forgotten since 1974, when Ford succeeded Agnew (of course, I was just a young whipper-snapper of 10 then).
"Was Spiro Agnew indicted?"
Indicted, convicted and sentenced. Didn't he serve some time as well?
Right. Maybe Cheney is stepping down to allow Condi Rice to the VP slot ... and burnish her credentials for POTUS..
How many times now has this publication floated this, and related ideas? It's getting monotonous.
"One reason this seems unlikely: Imagine the Senate confirmation hearings for Bush's VP nominee. The Democrats would turn it into a circus, especially if it looked like Bush's choice could be the Republican presidential nominee in 2008. Bush would be handing his political enemies a high-profile opportunity to drag the administration and the unlucky nominee through the mud."
Thanks for the rare display of reality on this unreal thread.
Cheney is the best VP we've had in a generation. Why get rid of the best part of an administration?
Popularity? Bush has popularity issues of his own that wont go away from rearranging the seats at the table.
You got that right! LOL
Bravo Sierra
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