[anita]

History will definitely record Bush & Cheney the best team of Prez & VP ever happened. I vaguely remember how McCain castigated the VP post as one attending funerals in 3rd world and doing nothing else. Prez Bush set an example of team work in defining VP post.

[snugs]

Very true. Unfortunately in these days of all things being visual the one thing that would show this more than ever has not been done.

Most high level meetings at the White House including those with visiting Presidents, Prime Ministers etc include the VP but before the photo op he leaves the room. I hope though this is documented for the future to show the public and future Presidents how team work is important in the modern era more so that ever before. The load President is expected to carry these days cannot be done without informed team members and what better way of doing this than having your Vice President in most of the meetings.

The sense of this showed recently in the long overseas trip the VP did it was not just shaking hands across the water he was delivering real messages to high level members of foreign governments.

[Morgan in Denver]

I agree with you and would add Donald Rumsfeld to mentions of Bush and Chaney. The transformation of our military had been long overdue and their effectiveness today has gone through the roof compared to our military of the past.

[samantha]

History should show that team to be more than great because they not only had to lead the War on terrorism, they had to fight off the Rat Party cut and runner, defeatists throwing up roadblocks for the last three years straight. If they (rats) believed in a higher being, they would be running for cover with both hands above their heads trying to block the lightning bolts of punishment they so justly deserve.