I thought Bush himself had suggested Cheney after Cheney couldn’t find a suitable candidate. That could have been Cheney’s master master plan though.
“Woohoo! I’m VP! Now what? Hmm, nothing much to do really.”
James Garner? From Maverick and The Rockford Files? Who knew. I always thought that it was John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner, F. Roosevelt’s first vice-president. (I’m also pretty sure that Cactus Jack actually said something besides “spit,” although it does usually get reported that way.)
You’re right, brianmelendez, as usual. [grumble, grumble]
galen, Cheney’s not the first person put in charge of a selection committee who then “selected” himself. When it came time to replace Earl Warren as Chief Justice, Burger headed up the chief justice replacement selection committee. And then the powers that be figured he’d be the best replacement. It’s all in The Brethren, Bob Woodward’s and Scott Armstrong’s book about the Burger court.
Since the 9/11 incident, Cheney has very often been kept out of the public eye in an "undisclosed location" purportedly for security reasons.
Payton–I can understand not having them both in public at the same time and place, but why has he not been in public at all? I mean, not that I wish the guy any harm, but really, if a sitting vice president was assissinated, what would the governmental turmoil be? There’d be a state funeral, a period of mourning, and the senate would confirm a new guy. There wouldn’t be the massive turnover that would occur of the president or both the pres and the veep died.
Ooh, and he doesn’t get headjobs from anyone, like Clinton did. And Algore probabaly did, except that we don’t know about that. And he doesn’t kill babies like Algore and Clinton, and hey did you hear Clinton got a head job? Clinton also rapes puppies. Which is something Cheney doesn’t do. And Clinton once spat in my Coke when I was at Burger King. And remember how he gave Baghdad to Saddam Hussein, and suggested to Osama Bin Laden that he crash some aeroplanes into the World Trade Centre?
And do you remember how he led a hoard of Mongols through east Asia, raping and pillaging? Oh, and then he imported slaves from Africa, and invaded Poland. Right after he crucified Jesus Christ and gave Goliath a back rub.
And did you hear about the time Clinton went to the sea, and told it not to come in any more, and it did? And how about how he sold state secrets to the Russians? For a head job? And then he tried to kill James Bond and gave smallpox blankets to the Indians. And he hates Mexican Food. He tried to sell Oklahoma to the Communists once. And he loves Tom Green movies.
It’s his fault that this country is going to hell in a handbasket.
Tell you what…
All you lefties who think Dick Cheney sits cowering in a bunker, doing absolutely nothing, on THIS side…
All you lefties who think Dick Cheney is secretly ruling the world, and is making ALL the important decisions, on THAT side…
Now, fight to the death!!! (We Republicans will just watch.) Whichever side wins will get to pronounce the Left’s official stance on Dick Cheney.
I thought Dick Cheney was dead and/or seriously ill. Isn’t he on the same medical regime/animatronics that kept the Queen Mother going all those years?
Too funny.
I believe Cheney was in east Asia not long ago taking part in some talks or other. And gex gex, you are a funny guy.
It depends on what your definition of in public is. Cheney makes regular appearencs on the Sunday Morning talk shows: Face The Nation, Meet The Press, This Week and he gives speeches which are carried on C-Span. He’s not out gladhanding and shaking citizens hands, but that sort of thing just isn’t done anymore, except during an election year.