US VP Cheney to get new defibrillator Saturday

[kskiska]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will have a new internal heart defibrillator implanted on Saturday morning because the battery needs replacing, his office said on Friday.

After Cheney's annual checkup last month, his doctors advised him to have the implanted cardioverter defibrillator replaced because the battery was nearing the point it would have to be replaced. His office has said the device was functioning properly and had not treated any abnormal heart beats.

"On Saturday morning, the Vice President will have a scheduled visit with his doctors at George Washington University Hospital at which time his ICD will be replaced," his spokeswoman Megan McGinn said.

Cheney, 66, has had four heart attacks, the most recent shortly after the November 2000 election, although it was considered mild. He had the defibrillator implanted in his chest in 2001 to help regulate his heartbeat.

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[liberal N proud]

1. bu$h gets his asshole probed one week, the next crash-cart gets a new heart

Or at least as close as he ever will.

We need to have health requirements for these jobs!

[SCantiGOP]

21. that's impossible

Cheney doesn't have a heart.

[liberal N proud]

30. I think of bu$h and crash cart as the scare crow and tin man from Wizard of Oz

bu$h needs a brain and crash cart needs a heart.

Rove is the wizard behind the curtain.

[saigon68]

50. Meanwhile they are rounding up all the wooden stakes

Within 5 miles of the hospital

[radfringe]

52. well, now we know what they are going to do with the polyps

[aquart]

2. The doctors, I assume, have been carefully vetted?

Not a patriot in the bunch?

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Wonder if any are connected to the sub-contractor for NASA?

[Demeter]

37. Nah, Halliburton!

[Kolesar]

13. Stalin died while his doctors just stood there with their arms folded

I think they were afraid of resuscitating him and then having Stalin take reprisals against them because it did not come out perfect. That's my hazy recollection about that dictator.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. So now Bush will temporarily assume the presidency?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Duzy Award Nomination!!!!! n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

39. Thank you thank you. Now I wish to thank the little people who made this possible....!

[onecent]

20. LOL LOL

[skids]

42. Yep this is one of those times...

...when you wish you could rate a comment to the greatest page.

[seemslikeadream]

5. Didn't he just have this done a couple of weeks ago?

[Donnachaidh]

26. while his face says nothing - he's running through batteries

faster than the energizer bunny.

I wish they'd hook his facial muscles to the defibrollator too. Just so we can see evidence of the panic he's hiding.

[enid602]

6. defibrillator

Is the defibrillator supposed to keep him from fibbing?

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Won't make any difference. Cheney is the Undead.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Who gets to play VP

while Cheney is unplugged?

Should be Nancy, no ???
Can she peek through the emails while she's there?

[knight_of_the_star]

10. I wonder if it has a warranty or something

Would be a shame if he had to collect on it if it didn't work as advertised.

[lame54]

11. i hope

his insurance company doesn't deny him

[rsmith6621]

12. It a Gift From those who dont want you and I......

......to have Universal Health Coverage...

[Connie_Corleone]

14. They must've lined up a new child heart donor for him.

[shaniqua6392]

15. Rest in peace Dick.

Oh sorry. That was a bit premature, wasn't it?????? :evilgrin:

[BadgerKid]

He has a heart??! Imagine that... n/t

[Forrest Greene]

16. Gee...

...if only ... never mind.

[Solly Mack]

17. lalalalalalalalala

[VP505]

18. I don't have my

glasses handy, did the headline say Cheney to get new vibrator saturday???

[Massachusetts]

19. Why? He isn't worth it!

Give to someone who really needs it.

[Kingshakabobo]

22. All I can say is, "go to the light, Dick." nt

[stillcool]

23. hmmm...Bush's ass...

and Cheney's heart...I wonder if there's a connection?

[Lautremont]

24. One crapped out the other.

[Imagevision]

25. The third heart/health issue for DICK, looks like he's planning an exit when Bush's

geek-squad (Gonzo-Miers-Rove) eventually are forced into court appearances. BigDick will feign the; oh it's my heart, I better resign now folks.

[Jack Bone]

27. 7 years or 70,000 Lies...whichever comes first..

it hasn't been 7 years yet.

[benld74]

32. Yeah but they got him with OVER 70,000 lies!!!!!!!

[ckramer]

28. Let hope the doctors didn't get drunk before the operation

you know it's stressful stuff!

[BadGimp]

29. Dubya will be President during the procedure...

great!

[ckramer]

33. You should send this to Jay Leno

great line!

[BadgerKid]

35. Nice. n/t

[malakai2]

31. Color?

I wonder if it's only available in black.

[BeHereNow]

34. I will not say what we are all thinking...

:evilgrin:
BHN
On edit, sorry but it was the first thing that came to MY mind.

[yorkiemommie1]

36. me, too

n/t

[Ilsa]

38. I've got some ten year old batteries they can use inthe new device. nt

[mitchum]

40. Accidents will happen

[Doctor_J]

41. He's lucky - if this was Canada he'd have to wait 8 YEARS for an appointment

at least that's what Fox News told me.

[Seabiscuit]

43. Yo, Dick! Go Defibrillate yourself! n/t

[kitty1]

44. We can only hope the defibrillator was made in China n/t

[Canuckistanian]

45. One of those Dell laptop batteries should work OK

I hear they're pretty good.

[Canuckistanian]

46. The nation's first battery-powered VP

Too bad it's a faulty model.

[TroglodyteScholar]

47. May he come out the other side unharmed...

...so that he might live to somehow regret his complete disregard for human life.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

48. Won't ever happen...

...unless they can find a way to implant a soul.

[LordshipLadyship]

54. He put his soul

in Bush's presidential socks, they're a horcrux. :scared:

Where's my wand when I need it?

[mw]

49. Let us pray. Bush is one weak heartbeat from the Presidency

nt

[radfringe]

51. Wonder if his secret service group

have orders to be on the look out for Oscar the cat?

just had a scary thought - with cheney undergoing this procedure - it puts bush in charge

[LordshipLadyship]

53. hope he recuperates

I think a nice cat should come and sit with him to make him feel better. A nice puddy tat. A special putty tat. A REALLY special cat. Purr purr purr purr meow... (meow of doom )/\/\/\/\/\/\/\___________________ (evil meow):evilgrin: meowmission accomplished

[leaninglib]

55. I wish he had done this last week.

[llmart]

56. I'm filing this under..........

who gives a shit?

The old saying "Only the good die young" is so true in this case. This bastard keeps hanging on because he's too damned evil.