ARGH! Rudy Floats Dick Cheney For Vice President Again

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/03/giuliani-cheney-vp/

Rudy Floats Dick Cheney For Vice President Again


In an event in New Hampshire last night, Rudy Giuliani suggested that — if he were to be elected president — he would like to choose someone like Dick Cheney to be his Vice President. The AP reports:

Would a Rudy Giuliani administration be populated with a Cabinet of Republican rivals and a powerful, all-knowing vice president like Dick Cheney? Possibly, according to musings Giuliani shared in answers to questions from New Hampshire voters yesterday in Hooksett.

Giuliani pivoted from a question about potential picks for secretary of state to this: “Let me answer with the question of what you would look for in a vice president first - again without any presumption that I’m going to be the nominee.”

In an answer that mentioned Cheney more than once, Giuliani said, “A vice president has to be a partner in the administration. The vice president has to know everything that’s going on, just in case the vice president has to step in at a moment’s notice,” he said. He added that during a conversation with Cheney on Sept. 11, 2001, he felt the vice president “had a sense that he knew what he was doing.”

This isn’t the first time Giuliani has floated Cheney for Vice President. In a radio interview in November, Giuliani cited Cheney as “a good example of picking someone who is qualified to be president of the United States.” Fortunately, Cheney has indicated he will not serve in a future administration. “I’m going to serve this president for the next four years, and then I’m out of here,” Cheney told Fox News’ Chris Wallace. “This is my last tour.”

Cheney will leave office with a dark “cloud” hanging over him, in the words of former special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. Over 177,000 individuals have signed an active petition to impeach the Vice President, whose approval ratings hover near 30 percent.

Last year, the Washington Post reported there was a “GOP plan to oust Cheney,” who was “viewed as toxic” by many in his party and had “the potential to drag down” candidates up for election. Instead, the right-wing has openly embraced the Vice President and aggressively pushed him to run for president.

[High Plains]

1. Thattaboy! Keep talkin', Rudy.

Dig a deep, deep hole.

[helderheid]

2. Wow. Must be Dick's high approval rating... er, wait...

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. LOL! Cheney polls at 9%! Go for it, Rudy! I dare ya!

:rofl:

[malaise]

11. LOL

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

4. Rotten Rudy will be hanging out in his love shack back in NY

by early February!

[Virginia Dare]

17. And laughing all the way to the bank unfortunately...n/t

[demnan]

5. I truly hope so

Because the impeachment movement is just starting to gain strength. This will give us another couple of years. Then we can impeach Rudy afterwards for giving us Dick.

:sarcasm:

[Double T]

6. Two losers, it's a race to the bottom of the polls.

[MidwestTransplant]

7. Rudy who? That's what people will be saying in 1 week.

[Dhalgren]

8. If Rudy actually names Dick as his VP, then he will win.

No. Doubt. About. It. Winning goes with the money and the money goes with Dick...

[salin]

9. The republican candidates are IDIOTS.

It doesn't take half a brain to see that the public is deeply disatisfied with the current state of affairs - yet these candidates try to emulate or worse Out-bush bush.

Er - Rude-y, more than half of the country would like to see Cheney impeached - on second thought... keep running your mouth - its working so well for you.

[bdamomma]

10. Rudy is really delusional isn't he????

[Lerkfish]

15. but..but...he's the nations' mayor!

izznt he?

[Initech]

12. Cheney should be doing time in a federal prison

And not allowed anywhere near our government.

[katty]

13. Rudy is a buffoon-just keep digging your grave Rudy!

[Ganja Ninja]

14. Sure why not Rudy!

Your poll numbers are in the toilet. With Dick Cheney standing next to you, you can't look any worse.

Stick a fork in him he's done.

[Cleita]

16. So he's looking for a soon to be corpse as his running mate? n/t

[spanone]

18. that's beautiful....what's cheney polling about 3% these days? rudy is dumber than i thought

[MiniMe]

19. Cheney has already been president for 8 years, is he still qualified for VP?

[avaistheone1]

20. I think that is another sign Rudy is INSANE.

:crazy:

[napi21]

21. YEAH! This almost makes me hope Rudy is their nominee!

Everybody LOVES Darth sooo much! He'd sure help ya Rudy!

[FSogol]

22. Damn, there goes my hopes for a Guiliani/Thompson ticket

:rofl: :rofl:

[Kokonoe]

23. Rudy knows he needs to plug into a political power socket quick

[mwb970]

24. Rudy's importance dwindles with each passing day.

As mentioned above, in a matter of weeks we will wonder what the fuss was all about. Good thing, too. He struck me as the worst of all available candidates.

[Vogon_Glory]

25. Poor Texas Governor Rick Perry!

Poor Texas Governor Rick Perry! :sarcasm: Little Ricky wants to be Rudy Toot Toot's veep so bad he can taste it, and his avatar spurns his advances.

Hah! Hah! Hah!

[Parche]

26. Cheney

In an answer that mentioned Cheney more than once, Giuliani said, “A vice president has to be a partner in the administration. The vice president has to know everything that’s going on, just in case the vice president has to step in at a moment’s notice,” he said. He added that during a conversation with Cheney on Sept. 11, 2001, he felt the vice president “had a sense that he knew what he was doing.”

Of course Cheney did, he orchestrated the whole 9/11 tragedy....:grr: :grr: :hi:

[Pastiche423]

27. There you go, Rudy!

And all along I thought you were a nut job. Going for a VP that has the lowest ratings of any other person in office. Brilliant idea, I say!

Have you bought Judi a Jackie O dress yet? It will only take half of your war chest to pay for it, but it's for a great cause.


:puke:

[frylock]

28. cheney's a sinker, not a floater