Anyone GWB were to appoint as VP probably would be filibustered by the Dems anyway so Cheney might as well stay put.
although I personally would love the irony of Ted Kennedy voting against the confirmation of Condi Rice as VP.
hehe
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.