Bush Has No Doubts About Cheney

[sabra]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1486403

Bush Has No Doubts About CheneyWhite House Spokesman Endorses VP After Early Morning Health Scare
Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Heritage Foundation on Jan. 4, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2006 — Despite an early morning health scare, President Bush has no doubts about whether Vice President Dick Cheney can continue to serve.

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White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the president was not awakened when Cheney went to the hospital around 3 a.m. The president learned about the vice president's health troubles while heading to the Oval Office before a morning breakfast.

When asked whether Bush doubts the vice president can serve another three years, McClellan responded, sharply "Nope."

He went on to describe Cheney as "an important member of the team."

[Connie_Corleone]

1. That means he'll resign at the end of the year...if he makes it. nt

[sabra]

3. indeed.

[fooj]

2. How comforting...

:grr:

[gratuitous]

4. So Scottie's a doctor now?

Well, he and Frist should go into practice together. After they get out of prison, of course. Frist can make diagnoses by videotape, and McClellan can offer his prognoses based on little more than whether someone's "an important member of the team." Just think how fast Carson Palmer would have come back yesterday after rupturing his ACL with Dr. Scottie on the job!

[Casandra]

5. Expecting this

Been expecting some sort of health scare for Cheney. Been expecting it for some time now. Expect now that he will need to resign due to health issues. Let's remember he's got 'Scooter' in the sights of Fitzgerald, who is seeking info about Cheney (and anyone else he can get the goods on) It's been more than speculation for months now, that Cheney might be in the crosshairs of the CIA leak on Plame. Not only that, but there are several roads leading to Cheney. He needs to get 'out' asap! Things are getting hot!.. and I'm loving it!

Question is... who would replace him?

Whatever happens, beyond a catastropic situation, this is all being planned better than a 'wedding'..all orchestrated along someone's 'schedule'.

[MADem]

8. Well, Lynne and "5 Deferments" bought that MD mansion in a hurry

--spent $2.7 mil on it, and furnished it with a few high speed runs to POTTERY BARN! (Colin must have been amused....) Now the neighbors are pissed, because the helos come and go at all hours and excite the country dogs into barking in the dead of night...and the motorcades make traffic intolerable!

It looks like an orchestrated series of news stories to me, too. Unless pissed-off BAR poisoned the guy!

[peaches2003]

28. 2 states

Now Cheney's got the folks in 2 states pissed off- Wyoming and MD.

[Karmageddon]

18. I do NOT want him out. I hope he makes it until '08

1) he's an anchor on the whole party, dragging them all down by being an asshole
2) if he resigns now, he gets replaced with some other asshole who will then run for prez in '08 as an incumbent.

Since he's made it clear he has no interest in running for prez in '08, I've been predicting for some time that he will have some "health problems" that force him to resign so that they can find a likely '08 candidate to replace him with.

Also, when he leaves office, I want him to leave in disgrace (and handcuffs), and not on his own terms.

[rodeodance]

6. yeah scotty boy--we know---VP is doing a hellava job. nough said.

[silvermachine]

7. I have no doubts either...

...he's an a-hole. Big time.

[Bob3]

9. when does he start pretending he never met Cheney?

That's when you know * has decided to toss him to the wolves.

[Jackpine Radical]

10. I thought Cheney WAS one of the wolves.

You know--when the moon is full and the wolfbane is in bloom...

Oh. Wrong Cheney. Sorry.

[0007]

11. "Unconventionality" has a lot do with junior's statement

about dick. God, told him, Cheney was good for at least three more weeks.

[Vickers]

12. "the president was not awakened when Cheney went to the hospital..."

"...around 3 a.m"

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

That I believe!

"President Bush has no doubts about whether Vice President Dick Cheney can continue to serve."

Gee, he has as firm a grasp on the VP's health (4 heart attacks, couple of stents, pacemaker, etc.) as he does on the "war." :eyes:

[uppityperson]

13. That's the part I'm laughing at also.

Don't bother waking Mr.bush when the VP goes to the hospital. After all...

[daleo]

14. You would think they would have awoken Bush

After all, with Cheney incapacitated Bush would be acting president.

[karlrschneider]

15. That's not really funny but I'm LMAO anyway

:D

[daleo]

16. As Homer Simpson says

It's funny because it's true.:hi:

[CatholicEdHead]

22. He needed his "beauty sleep" for the Alito morning press conference

[NYC Liberal]

30. I can take a guess why he's never awakened for these things.

His temper is well-known. I'd rather NOT be the one who has to wake him if it was necessary. He probably TELLS people NOT to wake him for anything (unless, of course, he was in danger :eyes).

[Vickers]

31. Waking a drunk is shit duty indeed.

:(

[NYC Liberal]

32. I'd love for Bush to have to wake up in the middle of the night

after a long night of dirnking and have to do a presser because of some huge disaster! (Not that I'd want a disaster, but you get my drift)

[Vickers]

34. You and me both.

I think that even the dumbest, out-of-touch, whacko repuke would look at that scene and say, "Hey, I don't want that drunk-ass running things!"

I hate to pray for the worst, but...

[Canuckistanian]

17. How useless a human being do you have to be?

To be let go in this administration?

Shrub will probably have the law changed to allow a dead man to be Vice-President.

[JudyM]

19. ... unlike the rest of us

[Orsino]

20. Neither do we.

The "666" tattoo is perfectly clear, even in visible light. No need to use the ultraviolet lamp anymore.

[Sadie5]

21. My first thought on Cheney's Hospital run was:

So the bloated pig had a heart attack.

[Orsino]

26. I've been assuming they'd ease him out...

...citing health problemd, but they were very quick to say that this was not heart-related*. Guess they plan to keep him around.

*It couldn't be, after all.

[Child_Of_Isis]

27. they were very quick to say that this was not heart-related

Which means...it was definitely heart related.

[kineneb]

35. Of course, sounds like CHF

Congestive Heart Failure. Hubby suffers from it, but is much healthier than the evil Cheneybot. Classic symptoms, from what I heard on the radio news.

[Frank Cannon]

23. There's the kiss of death right there

I was wondering whether Bush had the guts to do it. And what do you know, he just did it. Bye, Dick. :hi: Don't let the door hit your pasty, fluid-swollen, drooping keister on the way out of the ICU.

[splat@14]

24. Bet they had to kill a puppy to keep Cheney alive.......n/t

[Demeter]

25. Another GOP Panic Attack!

First it was Ahnold, now it's Unca Dick.

The first question that comes to mind is why panic now?

Possible answers:

Indictments: DeLay, Abramoff, Cunningham, Nye, etc., etc.

Boy George himself (totally round the bend)

[CGrantt57]

29. Oh...poor Dick...

Remember, Shrub* had no doubts about Brownie, or Delay, either.

Dick must be dead...

[wordpix]

33. Cheney's having a heart attack over the Jack-off revelations-to-come

[mitchum]

36. Nor do I...he IS a greedy and evil motherfucker!

How could anyone ever doubt that?

[lovuian]

37. Ya no worries ...Cheney has NO intention EVER leaving

this is absolutely ridiculous!!!

[tenshi816]

38. Hmm. This might turn into a "Weekend at Bernie's" situation.

Junior so hates to be wrong, and this naturally would extend to his choice of VP. If Cheney were to die, they'd probably just keep propping him up for public appearances.

[Plaid Adder]

39. "Cheney, your heart's doin' a heck of a job!" n/t

[VegasWolf]

40. Yes, just yesterday when Bush had his daily meeting with God, God

told the brain that Cheney would be fine.

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[pinerow]

41. Neither do I...I think he's a P.O.S...

nt