In other words
On January 20 when Obama put his hand in the air the oath was not valid but Bush could not continue as president because that would be the start of a third term. That left Cheny as the only one qualified. Cheny’s term ends only with the valid oath of the new VP.
The way I read this screw-up, Dick Cheny has been our president since the 20th of Jan.
I think 69.5 million people would disagree with you on that.
with Obama not qualified , he in effect did not take the oath.
I think you're wrong on that. I saw them swear Biden in on Inauguration Day.
On January 20 when Obama put his hand in the air the oath was not valid but Bush could not continue as president because that would be the start of a third term. That left Cheny as the only one qualified. Cheny’s term ends only with the valid oath of the new VP.
But Cheney's term in office ended at noon, minutes before Obama was sworn in. So Cheney was no longer vice-president and therefore could not succeed to anything. If both Obama and Biden are found to be ineligible then the succession identifes the Speaker of the House as next in line.
The way I read this screw-up, Dick Cheny has been our president since the 20th of Jan.
I think you're reading wrong.