Cheney would have an uphill battle but with a good running mate I think he could pull it off. Cheney is articulate and a fighter. I've always taken more away from his speeches than anything the President has delivered. Those who claim Cheney is running things behind the scenes I think are sorely deluded because I believe if he were running things the perceptions of the White House would be entirely different. He wouldn't have retreated on Iraq as the President has and allowed the Democrats to nationalize the election as they did. I think Brownback is probably the most promising but it depends on how good a speaker he is. I also like Duncan Hunter.
That said, I think the GOP power structure will try to give this nomination to John McCain just as they did to Bob Dole. He is the next in line. I even think the President will come out and endorse McCain before all is said and done. We will have to fight to make sure the nominee is not a liberal sympathizer and also be careful that two many conservatives running at the same time don't dilute the vote and throw the primary to the left.
I find it difficult to see our President endorsing mcshame.
mcshame has back stabbed him too many times. mcshame is an envoy for the left. For some reason, I think he has an agenda, don't know what it is, but it won't be good for the U.S. He rides around on his former VN wounded POW wagon, too much, for my taste. Rep Johnson from Dal/Ft Worth was there too, suffered as much, but has never flaunted that before the public to gain votes.
Cheney/Gingrich?