The Dick Cheney Countdown
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Darth Rotor
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Why would Dick Cheney resign? He is in the most powerful position he's ever been in, politically, and can ever be. Power is like an addictive drug. What is his motivation to go Cold Turkey?
What possilbe reason would he have for quitting if he did not absolutely have to, unless his health completely fails him and he feels he can't do anything due to that limitation?
DR
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It's not like he's going to run for anything again. Might as well ride the train all the way to the end of the line.
Beerina
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Granted he's not likely to win the presidency, or to even run, but is it forbidden? If he can't be president, he can't be VP.
hgc
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I was thinking of the possibility of his resigning due to the fallout from the Libby verdict (although the publicly stated reason would be health related). Myself, I haven't voted yet. I need to give it some thought and evaluate others' opinions.
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Not forbidden. Of course he could run, but the probability that he will is the same probability that I'll get to the moon on a pogo stick (arrived at after careful calculation
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He'll NEVER resign! He's going to stay the course and will likely be rushed to the hospital with a full-blown heart attack before his term is up.
I saw the news about his deep vein thrombosis and they mentioned he had his first heart attack at age 37 (he's already had a total of four)! I guess all that pork will eventually get to you.
I saw the news about his deep vein thrombosis and they mentioned he had his first heart attack at age 37 (he's already had a total of four)! I guess all that pork will eventually get to you.
Darth Rotor
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Dich Cheney declined to run in the 1996 campaign, citing his health as a significant limitation. It's over 10 years later, and he is no healthier. I don't see him running, for health reasons if for no other.
A number of profiles done on VP Cheney showed that he prefers not to be the front man. His style is far more "power in the back room." He tends to be surly with the media, which doesn't bode well for electability. The more recent track record he has amassed in negative Q factor for other reasons tells me that the GOP is not going to nom him. Hence, no nom, he is not going to run, he won't be Pres, he has peaked.
His Peter Principle moment is at hand.
DR
Dich Cheney declined to run in the 1996 campaign, citing his health as a significant limitation. It's over 10 years later, and he is no healthier. I don't see him running, for health reasons if for no other.
A number of profiles done on VP Cheney showed that he prefers not to be the front man. His style is far more "power in the back room." He tends to be surly with the media, which doesn't bode well for electability. The more recent track record he has amassed in negative Q factor for other reasons tells me that the GOP is not going to nom him. Hence, no nom, he is not going to run, he won't be Pres, he has peaked.
His Peter Principle moment is at hand.
DR
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hgc
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Yeah, and also him being accountable in any real sense. We have a very strange situation in this presidency. The President is a half-wit, and the VP acts as Regent, holding the real power and making the real decisions. He can hold himself aloof from accountability because the press and the Congress don't press too hard. The first step to dethroning Cheney is Congressional subpoenas. Let's not hold our breath.
Also, the exit of Cheney would leave a power vacuum in the executive branch. Bush will be no more capable of wielding power in Cheney's absense than in his presense.
Tricky
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Cheney will never voluntarily resign, but as we all know, most resignations are not really voluntary. I think it is quite possible (though not particularly likely) that he will be forced out, sort of like Spiro Agnew.
But he probably wouldn't mind too much. After all, the sooner he is out, the sooner he can cash in on all the Halliburton profits that are off-limits as long as he is in office.
But he probably wouldn't mind too much. After all, the sooner he is out, the sooner he can cash in on all the Halliburton profits that are off-limits as long as he is in office.
Crossbow
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Cheney will not resign until they pry the VP nameplate from his cold, dead hands, or January 20, 2009.
Which ever comes first!.
Which ever comes first!.
Ryan O'Dine
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I fixed it for you. You're welcome.
Especially after the loss of Rummey. You can hobble on one crutch, but lose both and you're toast.
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There's the rub. The only person that can force him out is Bush. Cheney makes all of Bush's important decisions. Catch-22.
fishbob
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No Planet X option?
No 'toes up on a slab' option?
No mention of shooting someone in the face?
What kind of cheap$+!+ poll is this anyway?
No 'toes up on a slab' option?
No mention of shooting someone in the face?
What kind of cheap$+!+ poll is this anyway?
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hgc
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Life is over when one has nothing left to learn. Next time I'll include Planet X. As for the 'toes up on the slab' option, that's beside the point. I'm interested in resignation, not any old reason for vacating the post. We've already seen that shooting someone in the face will not make Cheney quit.
