Posted on 11/29/2009 9:17:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Short answer; no. His well known heart problems would kill any chances of success. I seriously doubt questions about his health could ever be put to rest no matter how many doctors swore he was fit.
Beyond that, there is no doubt that Cheney would make a great president. He would be the "Anti-Obama," possessing qualities exactly the opposite of our current president while outshining him in wisdom and fortitude.
Leaving the health issue aside, could he win the nomination? Jon Meacham of Newsweek takes a serious look at why Cheney would be a good candidate:
Why? Because Cheney is a man of conviction, has a record on which he can be judged, and whatever the result, there could be no ambiguity about the will of the people. The best way to settle arguments is by having what we used to call full and frank exchanges about the issues, and then voting. A contest between Dick Cheney and Barack Obama would offer us a bracing referendum on competing visions. One of the problems with governance since the election of Bill Clinton has been the resolute refusal of the opposition party (the GOP from 1993 to 2001, the Democrats from 2001 to 2009, and now the GOP again in the Obama years) to concede that the president, by virtue of his victory, has a mandate to take the country in a given direction. A Cheney victory would mean that America preferred a vigorous unilateralism to President Obama's unapologetic multilateralism, and vice versa.
Three years out, the GOP field does not offer a putative nominee. When Gallup polled on the Republican race for 2012, it asked about Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, and Haley Barbour (Huckabee won, with Romney and Palin tying for second among Republicans who were asked whom they would consider voting for). Cheney covers all the ground these folks do, and then some. (After Liz Cheney's remark on Fox News, a flood of subsequent e-mails asked her, "Where do I sign up?")
Meacham doesn't mention the health issue, and he makes some backhanded points about why Cheney should run. But there is little doubt that a Cheney trial balloon would set the GOP to talking and serious people would consider contributing time and money to his campaign.
I don't think it likely at all. But who knows what condition the country will be in come 2012 and what kind of a president the American people will be looking for?
You just never know in politics.
Yes, Cheney should run...Liz Cheney
Good on defense, lousy on fiscal and social responsibilities. Thanks, but no thanks.
Interesting thought —
Liz Cheney - Sarah Palin
Regards,
The pundits keep saying this like it actually means something. Who was the dems' "putative nominee" in 2001? In 2005? (Well, Hitlery, probably.) Or who was the GOP's "putative nominee" in 2005? Only the Obozo is already actively campaigning for 2012, and doing a bad job of it.
Somebody who is actually running for starters.
It won't be Dick Cheney.
It would be interesting to see him run in the Primarys though. During the debates, he could bring up some good points and show the politicians what this country is looking for. He could also bring out the duds in the Primarys.
It should have been Cheney/Bush. I fear now it’s too late for Dick.
Sadly, when Cheney speaks he appears short of breath. Personally, I’d elect a man in poor health if his policies are correct and he has a good VP. But I don’t think the country will do it.
Cheney has been a great public servant.
LOL. Most Americans don't even know what those words mean. These writers are in lala land making this stuff up. Whoever wins will not win by virtue of idealogy but rather perceptions and dinner table issues.
Everytime Cheney criticizes Obama, Obama invariably responds personally to Cheney's critiques.
“Yes, Cheney should run...Liz Cheney”
I was going to say that.............
But is he an effective spokesman for us.
I would beg that we do not vote for Anti-Obama candidates. We have seen what the Anti-Bush candidate does for America.
I want to vote for a PRO-American Candidate. One who does not make apologies for our policy or past. We are the greatest nation ever formed and we need to behave in a way that fits that responsibility.
Cheney/Palin - b/c if Dick lives for over 2 years in office, SP can finish out that term and then run for 2 addtional terms on her own.
I like that.
Dick, no. His time is over, and he could never attract enough centrists to win, so it would only guarantee a 2nd term for Obama. And Dick would be the first to agree.
Yes, Dick Cheney should run. I don’t know whom should win the nomination, but I hope that many well-known Republicans will run, including Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, Bob Riley, and Ron Paul.
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