"President Bush said last night that he wanted Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, and Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary, to remain in his Administration until the end of his term."
I do not know who asked the question that prompted this answer.
What I do know is that the answer is incorrect.
VP Cheney is elected to 4 years, just like the President. It is not the President's discretion to fire the VP, a separate political office.
SecDef is totally different as the SecDef serves at the pleasure of the POTUS.
The POTUS should have said that VP Cheney was elected by the Republic and serves the Republic. SecDef serves at his pleasure and will continue to do so. EOM!
Haha, I'd like to see the President come out and announce that he's not only keeping Rumsfeld but that he's changing
his designation back to Secretary of War.
Take that dims!