Who is it gonna be? a cheney replacement....

[NVMojo]

I know people who want it to be Condi. Who else is out there? And could run for President in 2008?

You know this was all staged.

[Mojambo]

1. Bill Frist, MD n/t

[Wind Dancer]

9. I'll second that!

[AntiCoup2K4]

24. Yep, Dr. Mengele it will be

[hippiechick]

2. Asscrack, or McCain ?

:shrug:


:hippie:

[RafterMan]

3. For sheer political theater

I'm praying it's Condi.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. If that's the cause

The democrats should fry her ass in the confermation hearings. Of course they will be labled "racists" for that.

[Blue Wally]

25. Before the Electoral College meets

If Cheney steps down before the Electoral College meets, the Republican electors will choose the Vice president. If it occurs between the EC meeting and the inauguration, the Senate chooses by standup vote (no hearings). Only after the inauguration does the presidents choice go before the Senate for confirmation.

[still_one]

15. why, she is a moran!

[billyoc]

4. The don't trust McCain.

I say Frist.

[NMDemDist2]

6. hubby and I were wondering if this is the payoff to McCain for

campaigning for Bush?

[billyoc]

19. I think McCain has wandered

off the reservation too many times.

[agingdem]

5. How about Rudy G.?

[jefferson_dem]

7. Frist or Rudy. Who cares? They all SUCK!

Both these two have 2008 aspirations, and whomever fills this slot would have a sig head start in the race.

[Philostopher]

8. It'll either be a sacrificial wolf in lamb's clothing ...

or it'll be whomever they want to run on '08. I think you're probably onto something about the timing -- some have theorized there's enough Halliburton dirt on Cheney to get him impeached. Shades of Spiro Agnew -- except they have a way to quietly slip Cheney out of the administration without it looking like they're throwing him to the wolves.

Of course, Mr. Shadow Government isn't leaving the theater unless he dies -- this may just be a way to get him offstage conveniently. He can run everything from his quiet, stress-free underground bunker, this way.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. Of course it's staged.

All the pressure will be off Cheney if he steps down for "health reasons" and no one will probe into his Halliburton bullshit.

The sheep of course are all buying this shit.

[St. Jarvitude]

28. Bingo - The Dick keeps collecting on his stock options and pension

And gets even less heat that he gets now for it.

Fucking slimedouchebag profiteer :grr:

[Old and In the Way]

11. The most important VP qualification for Bush-

Someone who will pardon him.

[glitch]

12. Jeb - then W has his physical and retires for neurological reasons

Gotta keep the franchise in the family.
And the media and opposition won't say a word.

[Must_B_Free]

31. Jeb, to prime his slot in 2008

[BlueManDude]

13. Saint Johnny Mac. They know that even Red America won't accept

Jeb in 2008.

[MnFats]

16. Falwell, Dobson or Robertson....

....
he owes the evangelical christo-fascist right....

I'm kidding. At least, I hope I'm kidding.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Are you kidding?

Cheney will be kept alive artificially just so he can hold on to power.
Even if it takes a room full of machinery with just Cheney's head hooked up to some tubes.

[still_one]

18. now we know why mccain was kissing *'s ass

[grasswire]

20. Jeb

That's my guess.

[wovenpaint]

21. re: PNAC

Just pondering.....what about a 4 star general?

:tinfoilhat:

[WCGreen]

22. Zel Miller

Cause it'll show Bush "reachin' crost the isle, bein' bipartisanship and all......"

[Skink]

23. Quote

If it's Guiliani Bush better hire a food taster.:donut:

[jokerman93]

26. It doesn't matter

It doesn't matter. The policy agenda has been set for years now. So I hope it's someone really creepy and scary just for perverse shits and giggles. No one in particular is going to significantly change the enormous challenges that lie ahead for America and the world.

[FINN201]

27. Mr. Potter, from "It's a Wonderful Life"?

[newyawker99]

32. Hi FINN201!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[St. Jarvitude]

29. Out on a limb - John Kerry

It will be some phony-baloney BS attempt to "heal the wounds" but it will really just expose the Skull and Bones fraud that was just committed on this country.

















Gotcha! :)

[American Tragedy]

30. I'm going to be optimistic and say that Cheney will live

[quaoar]

33. Rick Santorum

to appease the religious right

[kodi]

34. dick lugar

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