It's clear to me that Cheney is running the country and Bush.

[cantstandbush]

This shooting incident and the way it was handled proves it. As though we needed more proof.

[NJ Democrats]

1. Excatly

Just more proof. Bush is a figure-head, and we have known it all along.

[rzemanfl]

2. People are starting to say that on the MSM, more indirectly,

"any other President would get the Vice-President in his office and tell
him to take care of this." Implication is that Bush is afraid of Cheney/not in control.

[waiting for hope]

3. If Cheney and Rove get

taken out (i.e. Plame Indictment or getting caught with a crack pipe for instance...) - then Bush would appear to be no more than what he really is, incompetent and a failure. One look at his past business ventures will bear that out and it looks like Poppy won't be giving him a hand up anytime soon.

[Laelth]

4. I disagree.

Cheney has a powerful, evil mini-empire of his own, but he and the Fuhrer both know that the Fuhrer's evil empire is older, bigger, and much stronger. Cheney would lick the Fuhrer's boots on national T.V. if ordered to do so. His life, his family, and his meager empire would be wiped from the face of the planet if he didn't.

The Fuhrer is a twisted sociopath, but he's not stupid, and he is definitely in charge.

imho

-Laelth