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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>>The two men never spoke to each other again, although Agnew did attend Nixon's funeral in 1994.<<
--Wikipedia.
Peeing doesn't count as speaking to someone.
Since Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is # 2 in the line of presidential succession, doesn't he automatically move up to V.P.?
Amendment 25, Sec. 2 states,
Whenever there is s vacancy in the office of the VP, the President shall nominate a VP who shall take the office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.
David Gregory must be drunk again.
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