<p>I think he could find plenty of time for hunting in between hearings.</p>
<p>If you were a Rep, would you want to be appointed heir apparent to the lame brain (oops, I meant “duck”)?</p>
<p>Stay the course.</p>
<p>“well, lots of Republicans have already had to resign, after saying they did nothing wrong…jsut a thought”</p>
<p>True. The distinction is that republicans resign or are chased out whereas democrats just remain in public life (Menendez, Hevesi, Hastings).</p>
<p>“Cheney can use his heart condition as a credible excuse to step down so that Dubya can hand pick his desired successor. Wouldn’t that be an interesting scenario.”</p>
<p>I don’t think W has any interest in a successor. Interesting set of ideas you’ve got there. How far do you think they’d go to get rid of Cheney? Kill him off?</p>
<p>oh geesh! there are rotten eggs on both sides of the aisle. Most try to hide and stay in as long as possible (how long did they know about Foley??) , but when their butts are to the fire, they go… Cheney is a warmonger but has not done anything that would REQUIRE him to resign as VP or is justification for impeachment.</p>
<p>getting back to the original premise/musing…Cheney resigning for “health reasons” as an excuse to let George pick the future Republican candidate for pres in 08…</p>
<p>H (who is the originator of this theory going back many months) just informed me that he has modified his theory. Cheney can’t resign quite yet, because Rumsfeld’s successor needs to be confirmed and Cheney’s vote may be critical. If the senate ends up 50/50 then Cheney is the tie breaker to vote for his own potential successor. Get’s more interesting</p>
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<p>Zoos: You keep missing the point. I am not talking about people trying to get rid of Cheney. I am suggesting that Bush and his admin, including Cheney would have him resign “for health reasons” so that they can move the party into a better position to win in 08, especially in light of yesterday’s election results. As the “head of the Republican party” do you really think that Dubya has no interest in making sure there is a strong candidate for pres in 08. OF course he does. It is his obligation to his party to help keep the Republicans in the white house.</p>
<p>So what spendthrift conservative would want to step into the duckhunter’s shoes and wear Mr. Sleaze’s mantle going into the next Presidential election? I don’t know about you, but if I were a Rep., I’d want to get as far away from that leper as possible.</p>
<p>Al Gore distanced himself from Bill when he ran (and won) the presidency. </p>
<p>Similarly, there will be some Republican who steps up and fits with the new and revised “stay the course, work with the Democrats, build consensus” attitude of the administration, that will be groomed for the 08 election. </p>
<p>If they don’t find someone the Dems will retake the White House. </p>
<p>We can only hope and pray :)</p>
<p>I think we are more likely to get a Rep with “interesting” affective and sexual proclivities. </p>
<p>Stay the course.</p>