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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Imagine the confirmation hearings!
And that is the best reason for him to do so. The party needs a line of succession and since Cheney is not going to be the one there should be someone else. Not like Cheney has to leave the administration or be put out to pasture. And, frankly he is pretty good with conservatives on the campaign trail and they could use some campaign attention.
Lawyer Hunting
TEXAS STATE ATTORNEY SEASON AND BAG LIMITS
1300.01 GENERAL
1. Any person with a valid Texas State hunting license may harvest attorneys.
2. Taking of attorneys with traps or deadfalls is permitted. The use of currency as bait is prohibited.
3. Killing of attorneys with a vehicle is prohibited. If accidentally struck, remove dead attorney to roadside and proceed to nearest car wash.
4. It is unlawful to chase, herd, or harvest attorneys from a snow machine, helicopter, or aircraft.
5. It shall be unlawful to shout "whiplash", "ambulance", or "free Perrier" for the purpose of trapping attorneys.
6. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards of BMW dealerships.
7. It shall be unlawful to use cocaine, $100 bills, prostitutes, or vehicle accidents to attract attorneys.
8. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 200 yards of courtrooms, law libraries, ambulances, or hospitals.
9. If an attorney is elected to government office, it shall be a felony to hunt, trap, or possess it.
10. Stuffed or mounted attorneys must have a state health department inspection for rabies and vermin.
11. It shall be illegal for a hunter to disguise himself as a reporter, drug dealer, prostitute, female college intern, accident victim, bookie, or tax accountant for the purpose of hunting attorneys.
BAG LIMITS
1. Yellow Bellied Sidewinder 2
2. Two-faced Tort Feasor 1
3. Back-stabbing Divorce Litigator 4
4. Big-mouthed Pub Gut 2
5. Honest Attorney EXTINCT
6. Cut-throat 2
7. Back-stabbing Whiner 2
8. Brown-nosed Judge Kisser 2
9. Silver-tongued Drug Defender $100 BOUNTY
Yawn.
And he's also heard... Miers will be his replacement.
Calhoun was stridently oppossed to Jackson's policies though. A little bit of a difference here.
Dick Cheney was elected to the office of VP, and we deserve to get the whole four years.....he better not be backing out now, and I don't think he is.
Calhoun was stridently oppossed to Jackson's policies though. A little bit of a difference here.
Right, but my point was that it's been a long time since a vp resigned voluntarily.
I would vote for him in a second, he is a truly great man, IMO.
The only thing that gives me a momentary pause is the polarization effect that his run would cause; imagine a Cheney vs. the beast race in 2008...
We need a back bencher with gravitas, stature, and attitude.
Conservative would also be a good trait, not that one would ever make it to (or through) the convention.
Insight Magazaine is a turd of a magazine. I would trust the National Equirer before Insight.
No! No! Cynthia McKinney!
politics aside, I want Condi in this scenario simply for the fun of watching Democrats heads explode...
Imagine, White Liberal Elitist lining up in lock step to vote against a qualified Black Woman!
Black Democrats will finally see the true face of the Democrat Elite...
Teddy will be drunk and stammering, Fineswine/Boxer/Clinton will be full of righteous indignation that the first woman VP is a, gasp, Republican....That's compelling television.
Given the choice of VP or Commish.......I'd take the NFL anyday!.......
Yeah, right.
Sorry, Matt. No scoop again this time.
It may happen (10% chance) but the reasons wont be from "strained" relations.
Some wishful thinking on somebody part here. I believe this is just some reporter's fantasy. Slow news room day, I guess, time to make up a story and hoepfully get noticed.
The Secret Service knew it. The President knew it. The author isn't seriously suggesting the Pres didn't know it until he read it in the Slimes, is he?
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