Cheney's Future: A Hairy Story

[dArKeR]

I have to confess I have resisted the Dump Cheney story. Not that I'm not tempted. Now that we have put to bed the McCain and Hillary for Kerry's VP boomlets, the Cheney on-or-off is the logical next step in fantasy politics. But on this story I have an ironclad source. In addition to every Republican I know and trust who says there is nothing to it, I have a silver bullet: my hairdresser. Cheney and I share him – along with about 40 or 50 Washington Post reporters since his shop is near the Post and the White House. Actually, he does Mrs. Cheney's hair and only occasionally snips a little off the top and (mainly) the sides of the Veep. But it's a tie that binds.

And our hairdresser is going to the Republican convention in New York. No ifs ands or buts. That's a better source than any cited on the front page of Thursday's New York Times. Their story of the "Cheney getting dumped" rumors appears to come heavily from Democratic operatives and a very former Sen. Al D'Amato saying he thought Cheney should get off the ticket.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/15/opinion/lynch/main630054.shtml

[Warpy]

1. Try finding Cheney's name in any of the adverts

or on any of the campaign materials. That's where the real clue is, folks. He's gone. He and Idiot must might not know it yet.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. He could be just a known drag on the ticket.

His negatives are much higher than Bush's, so they only trot him out for hand-picked crowds and don't use his name much in publicity.

[Mountainman]

2. If Cheney is the power behind the throne, how could they kick him off?

It was almost said on Keith Oberlin's show last night but he said he wouldn't go there but his guest a political satirist did. He said something to the effect of, Cheney is the president so how could he kick himself off the ticket.

[dArKeR]

4. Cheney ordered the Anthrax assassinations so he'd only go on his choice.

They'll never force him out.

[Doosh]

5. dumping Cheney would be the Rovian thing to do

just think, all the Dems will be waiting for the October surprise, then Rove blindsides us with Bush/McCain

I think there's a good chance it'll happen, let's keep our heads up.