Posted on 03/06/2007 8:09:18 PM PST by thiscouldbemoreconfusing
Dick Cheney has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his left leg, leading to speculation he will be forced to resign as U.S. Vice-President.
The 66-year-old has a history of major health problems, including four heart attacks, and has undergone quadruple-bypass surgery.
He is a driving force in both the war in Iraq and the 'war on terror' and his resignation would be a huge loss to George Bush.
The vice-president is the leader of Washington's neo-conservatives and is believed to be a dominant influence on Mr Bush's military and foreign policies.
(Excerpt) Read more at thisislondon.co.uk ...
I hope Cheney will not step down, not at this juncture, anyway.
Of course not. They can use TPA to quickly dissolve the clot, and he can stay on anticoagulant medicine. He's actually lucky that his clot wasn't serious. Many are killed by blood clots. Vice President Cheney should be just fine.
Condi would make a good VP and the Senate would easily confirm her.
"Even me al baby nose that come on people"
Uh......Al............that could be construed the wrong way ......
R O T F L M A O
No, a new VEEP has to be passed on by Congress. But you're right about Pelosi NOT being the VEEP, is Cheney has to step down, which he most probably won't be.
Brian Wilson? This is one strange post.
Is it in the Consitution that the senate must confirm? I don't get that really, the President gets to pick who runs with him without 'approval' why would a appointment for vacany in the VP slot be any different???
Like you, I too am fed up with the sudden plethora of really ignorant posts.
Bolton.
Fred Thompson.
Laura Bush.
Speculating can be fun sometimes.
Naaa, Fred Thompson. But Bush wouldn't and Fred probably wouldn't...sigh...
That's against the law!
GWB - but you knew that.
I would think not but what about the dem senator I think in SD that is unable to serve one day since his election due to a brain illness
So were we all; but that was long ago; sadly.
I had thought a VP appointment only needed Senate approval. I was too young to pay attention when Richard Nixon appointed Gerald Ford. Thanks for the info. It still won't matter, though - the democrats would kill any nomination that Bush made. Their hatred for him and their lust for power is so overwhelming that they would gladly leave the VP slot vacant for almost two years in a time of war in order to deny George Bush any kind of victory.
Blood clots wear Dick Cheney jammies.
The article is nonsense, of course, but since we're playing the speculation game, if Cheney should decide to resign, he should pull a Sandra Day O'Connor stunt and make his resignation effective only upon the confirmation of his successor. Now THAT would be "interesting". /grin
Amazing....
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