Somebody tell me about Dick Cheney....

[distantearlywarning]

I keep hearing he's in the hospital. But I read somewhere that it was for an old football injury??? Why would he be hospitalized for that?

Also, if he dies, who becomes VP?

[whistle]

1. Condi Rice would be Bush's choice......

[Tiggeroshii]

3. yeah.

[Roland99]

12. Not a chance in hell...more likely would be Giuliani

[rateyes]

16. I hope you are right about that...

because if Bush picks a pro-gay, pro-gun control, pro-choice VEEP to replace Cheney---all hell will break loose on the Religous Right base of the party. There is NO WAY IN HELL, that a Republican like that will ever be elected president, IMHO.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Apparently it's because of his heart problems. I think he had another

stroke. I can't remember who is pres if he dies, but I know that eventually it gets to Dennis Hastert. Not sure how it works exactly.

[Goldmund]

4. It goes to Hastert if both Bush and Cheney drop.

If it's only Cheney, then Bush gets to pick.

[meow2u3]

11. God help us if Dennis the Menace becomes prez

He'd pick the Texas Cockroach for veep--and then order all incriminating evidence against him classified, just like his predecessors! :scared:

[DURHAM D]

5. Al Haig n/t

[havocmom]

7. *snarf*

good one

[dave502d]

6. .Bush gets to pick and will pick John McCain.n/t

[Tiggeroshii]

18. Kerry tried picking mccain... didn't work out. but i think in this case,

he'd do it... call it a hunch ;)

[Al-CIAda]

8. "I feel the way you were. It just can't be understood." n/t

[Southsideirish]

9. Why is the "press" totally ignoring this story, even if he's just getting

his defibrillator fixed?

[Connie_Corleone]

10. I thought he was already dead. n/t

[rateyes]

13. I know that Bush gets to choose the next VP,

but, does the Senate have to confirm the choice? Can't remember. And, if they do, can there be a filibuster of that nomination?

[rateyes]

14. And, here's another question...

I know that the President and VP cannot be from the same home state. What is Condi's home state? Come to think of it, I believe it's LA or AL. But, could it be TX?

[Connie_Corleone]

15. Alabama, but she moved to California, I think. n/t

[TNMOM]

17. My guess? -- Karl Rove

Everyone, including a good number of Democrats, already fear him.