If dick died or resigned for health reasons, what would happen?

[Philosoraptor]

I mean BESIDES a nation wide celebration.

[Ian David]

1. That would leave Bush in charge. n/t

[EFerrari]

31. Yeah, Bush would become President. n/t

[LaurenG]

2. I keep hearing that Bush would appoint his brother VP and then

we would really have a problem.

[peekaloo]

3. courtesy flush heard 'round the world.

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[LeftishBrit]

4. I think Bush would have to appoint a new Vice President...

who would need to be confirmed by Congress, I think.

At least, that's what Nixon had to do when Agnew resigned.


And BTW, it would be a worldwide, not just nation-wide, celebration!

[soothsayer]

7. some presidents didn't have VPs all the time, but in 1967 they specified

a way to replace one when it dies or becomes prez cuz YOU die

[kskiska]

22. Yeah, LBJ didn't have one

when JFK was killed.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Same thing that happened when Agnew resigned. n/t

[Atman]

6. World wide celebrations and rejoicing?

Remember the reactions here to the death of Falwell? Cheney will make them seem dark and somber by comparison.

.

[malaise]

11. Ding ding

We have a winner :D

[terisan]

8. Democrats would have power to insist on an acceptable VP nominee.

Should be anti-war.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

9. I think you're forgetting the Lieberman factor.

Any VP nominee would need to be confirmed by the Senate, where our hold is tenuous even at the best of times.

[terisan]

16. Not forgetting. We should be already screaming that he would be unacceptable. nt

[Geoff R. Casavant]

32. Confirmed by both houses, not just the Senate

So sayeth the 25th Amendment. And our hold on the House is far from tenuous.

[Benhurst]

12. They would go along with Jeb's being named vice president.

You've got to keep your powder dry, you know.

[terisan]

21. If situation were reversed, Republicans would already be shouting out for Repub to be named.

I think Democrats analyse to much and act too little. The right never let the liklihood of defeat keep them from championing their cause. They knew Clinton would not be convicted in Senate but they impeached anyway. I think we defeat ourselves.

[tammywammy]

45. Impossible

The Anti-Nepotism Act would forbid Jeb as VP (Or any other cabinet position)

[bryant69]

10. I don't know

I think we are already in the election cycle - it seems like it would be hard for them to get a new guy as VP who could then run for President.

Bryant
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[gauguin57]

13. "Good Morning, Vice President Rice. Those are LOVELY boots you're wearing today."

"Thank you. My husb ... er ... the president really likes them."

[trof]

15. Great minds think alike.

;-)

[ThomWV]

33. I suspect the Senate would go alone with it too.

[Bucky]

36. If he likes her boots, how come he's always knockin' em?

Seriously, I don't think they'd go with Rice. She may or may not be Bush's arm candy, but she is the Republican Party's window dressing. Bush would probably want to nominate her, but methinks Poppy would intervene again. Cheney leaving would mean they're in full meltdown mode. When that happens, they don't let Junior call the shots. They arm twist him, they cajole, but they do not let him nominate Rice. They move Bob Gates up, or they bring in another manager--a Baker, a Mosbacher--until a week ago it could've been Lugar. Maybe Hatch or Grassly--someone to give them cover, but who won't rock the boat more than necessary.

The other bet is that they'll try to redeploy troops out of the hot spots in Iraq in time for the 2008 political conventions. They'll find a fig leaf of "progress" then pull troops back to where less of them are dying during the fall campaign.

[Philosoraptor]

37. condi would be a great temp VP.

A position holder until a big fat white guy can replace her.

[trof]

14. My thoughts on this.

Bush would appoint a successor to Cheney.
His choice must be approved by both houses of congress.
(25th Amendment)
In a more or less 'normal' administration I'd expect him to choose someone relatively bland, with no negatives (like Gerald Ford by Nixon), who would easily pass the congressional vote.

But...these sure as hell ain't normal times.
In a purely political play (duh) I expect him to choose a 'minority' veep. Then any opposition could be labeled as racist or sexist.
Maybe Condoleeza Rice?

In any event, it could give a repug 'rising star' national exposure for 18 months or so and enable them to launch a bid for prez in 2008.

Just my thoughts.
:shrug:

[Bitwit1234]

17. Just remember congress has to approve him/her

This won't be like needing 60 votes to bring it to the senate. It will be a straight yes or no.

So bush can appoint anybody he wants, as long as we make sure congress doen't approve a nut like cheney. In this case I don't think they will.

[Strelnikov_]

18. There would be singing

Ding Dong! The Dick is dead. Which old Dick? The Wicked Dick!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Dick is dead.
Wake up - sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked Dick is dead. He's gone where the goblins go,
Below - below - below. Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
Let them know
The Wicked Dick is dead!

[Philosoraptor]

20. And he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead...

[shanti]

28. hee hee!

:thumbsup: :hi:

[Solly Mack]

19. his file safes would all mysteriously catch fire

[IDemo]

23. fireworks, dancing in the street, horn honking, random acts of kindness

[rurallib]

25. My first thought too! MAJOR F'ING PARTY, DUDE!

followed by the major downer of some creep like George Allen becoming VP.

[RB TexLa]

24. With 18 months left in the term, probably nothing

No reason to go through the process of selecting and getting a VP confirmed with that amount of time left.

[Javaman]

26. They would fire up his clone. nt

[KillCapitalism]

27. Someone as slimy would replace him.

I'm thinking Bush would choose Condi Rice to replace Cheney with.

However, we all know only the good die young, so I see The Dick living to about 107.

[Ganja Ninja]

29. If it were up to me we would do without a VP.

Unless Bush wants to nominate Al Gore or Bill Clinton for his VP. Otherwise we don't have to approve his nominee and we can just get along without a VP.

[Bucky]

38. Oh my God. Think about what you're saying.

How did this country ever get to the point where we allowed children to nominate their own babysitters? Bad as that is, I still don't advocated leaving the child alone in the house... with The Button.

[LeftHander]

30. Never happen...Dick V is healthy and Dick VI is almost ready....nt

[Philosoraptor]

34. .............

[SoCalDem]

35. Rudy would be running as the vice president

or Fred
or John McC
or Joementum

or Jebbie

we will just have to ride this wave all the way to the beach & hope we don't swallow too much sand in the tumble..

Bush & Cheney aren;t going anywhere.. they will stonewall until the last day, then georgie will pardon all the criminals and they will retreat back to texas and plot "strategery" for jebthro or some other weasel who will steal the 2012 election

[peaches2003]

39. Can't believe they are so out of touch

I read (and post) to a rw site until they kick me off which eventually they do. They kick off all who disagree, but sometimes I can't help it. Yesterday a topic was Cheney impeachment. Not only do they believe the public would rise up and support him if the Dems ever tried impeachment , but they all truly believe he should run for Pres and would overwhelmingly be elected. I understand they think he is God and has done no wrong, but I cannot understand how they are so out of touch even mentioning his low low poll ratings for all these years mean nothing to them. They truly believe he would win in a landslide and that there would be a revolt if there were impeachment proceedings.

[mwb970]

40. You mean a *world* wide celebration.

Getting rid of this malignant tumor would be the best thing that could happen to America and the world, just as its ascension to power was the worst.

Every morning, I pray that the newspaper on my front porch will have a big headline "Cheney Dead". It hasn't happened yet, but keep hope alive.

[B Calm]

41. He would appoint Gonzo to the position!

[Philosoraptor]

42. .............

[Individualist]

43. Little Lord Pissypants would have a complete nervous breakdown

without his puppetmaster pulling his strings.

[mitchum]

44. I'd buy a flag only so I could fly it at the TOP of the pole

[tammywammy]

46. I think he'd nominate Thompson to the post

Conservatives love him.

[Philosoraptor]

47. Remember, it was predicted here at DU first.