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| Republicans rally around Cheney |
| 2004-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON - President Bush and other Republicans are rallying around Vice President Dick Cheney as they seek to quash rumors that Bush might ultimately replace Cheney on his re-election ticket. Some pundits believe that if Bush is struggling in the polls a few months from now as the 2004 campaign moves into high gear, he might boost his chances for re-election by picking a running mate other than Cheney. Helping to spur an already active Washington rumor mill was the Feb. 14 cover story in the National Journal which depicted a stern-faced Cheney standing next Bush. "Just the ticket?" queried the headline. "Does having Dick Cheney as his running mate help or hurt George W. Bush in 2004?" ...more... |
| Posted by:.com |
| #22 For my 2 cents I would think a Bush/Powell ticket would decamp some of those wayward vets who think Kerry is a real hero. Powell is a fantastic leader and knows what he wants and how to get it done. As for Kerry in keeping with minorities as VP Jane Fonda woul be perfect. She can foster further Anti-American causes under her leader (Kerry's/Heinz) auspice. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-27 9:54:51 PM |
| #21 Keeping Cheney as VP is stupid. I like the guy but he won't be President in 2008, he has too much baggage (Haliburton! Haliburton!) and he has a bad heart. If he stays on the ticket he ads little and he removes the Republicans chance of having the incumbant advantage. I like both Rice and Giuliani but think Bush will stick with Cheney out of loyalty. Rice may bring in women and African American voters. Giuliani might make NY a Republican state for a change. Of course in 2008 the war on terror might be over to the point that even President Kusinich couldn't ruin things so maybe I'm looking too far ahead. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-2-27 4:46:22 PM |
| #20 A Bush <-> Condi ticket would give the Dems a real fit! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2004-2-27 4:42:37 PM |
| #19 Capsu78 - I believe that Geo41's Veep, little Danny Quayle, receives far too little credit for his unsuccessful re-election bid. Truly, this was Geo41's dumbest decision. ;-) Capsu78 / Nero - I think you guys are right - and chainney's clunky ticker is an ideal excuse to address the problem, IMHO. Everyone? Is keeping chainney in the Veep slot (when he has a place forever, as Nero points out, in Dubya's kitchen cabinet) smarter than a change? I've heard 2 2004 tickets which appealed with Rice and Giuliani in the VP slot... More? And who, if this change doesn't take place, looks ripe for 2008? |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-27 4:33:58 PM |
| #18 OK, I'm a Bush supporter in general, and think his CEO-type management style has played out well in the WOT. But here's a serious question: One of the jobs of the CEO is to prepare his successor. Who is GWB's successor in 2008? Not saying that person needs to be in Veep slot, but that developing him (or her) should be a major goal of the 2nd term. None of the most visible team members - Rummy, Condi, Powell - seem to have any real political organizational base or experience. For that matter, neither does 'Chainney'. If that isn't changed, the successor by default will likely be McCain. |
| Posted by: Nero 2004-2-27 4:19:26 PM |
| #17 I wouldn't have a problem with Dick taking a break.Ialways worry about his ticker, and wonder why he wouldn't want to go onto the rubber chicken curcuit... not like his power would be diminished, he is still on the kitchen cabinet anyway. Assuming we have a second term president, why wouldn't we want to groom some new blood? Unless W picked a boob like his Dad, I could see were we could use a candidate to to counter the Hildebeast... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-2-27 4:08:42 PM |
| #16 mucky - that was great. Come out and tell us who you really are so we can give you credit for it! |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-27 3:47:46 PM |
| #15 "chainney" was in the original title, in honor of mucky's most egregiously incoherent spelling from yesterday. Methinks muck?doo is RB's William Hung... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-27 3:25:56 PM |
| #14 I think that muck4do is some disciple of Frank J yanking our chains. Hence the handle (from muckidoo) and the references to robots, Star Wars, etc. He's pretty funny. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-2-27 3:20:41 PM |
| #13 Muck, that is one of the funniest posts I've read here at RB. Fortunately no coffee or other bev's being consumed while reading. Laptop is secure/dry. You write like the Chinese landlady of a company I worked for in San Francisco. Great stuff...chainey bad he robot he no good... |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-2-27 3:09:40 PM |
| #12 Colin is right. I really like Cheney. He needs to stay in the camp. A new VP might be a good move. The bad part is how it would be spinned. The thing is though, when it comes time for the big VP debate (the most important thing a VP does these days) Cheney kicks ass. muckster, "joe leaverman" very funny. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-27 2:37:28 PM |
| #11 What the muck is he talking about ? |
| Posted by: Auntie_War 2004-2-27 2:10:27 PM |
| #10 Frank, I still say that muck4d00 is really you having a bit of fun. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2004-2-27 1:59:53 PM |
| #9 LOL TU! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-27 1:01:32 PM |
| #8 LOL! Go MuckMan! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-27 1:00:11 PM |
| #7 Long post, muck. Better go take a nap. You can take the helmet off when you do. Just tell them I said it was okay. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-27 12:50:06 PM |
| #6 stevey robinson moking meed? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-27 12:46:37 PM |
| #5 Muck - I want some of what you're smoking! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-27 12:43:46 PM |
| #4 this is not surprise as chainey in charge anyway. bush is just chainey puppet now and thats sad cuz i think bush is probly very good leader but for chainey. bush show his nice deep down inside by helping workers that lost they green card and free iraqis and afgans. he also leave no child behind and want to invest in alaska. this remind me of star wars. dark vader was the front man you always see in every movie and get all the bad rap for everything. all the time it was the empiror who was calling all the shot and just like chainey he was always hiding and order dark to do mean things and even order dark to destroy a planet. you dont see him till the last movie with the little ewoks. they are not endangered. it wasnt till the empiror was gone that darks good side come out and dark came out of the mind control chainey i mean empiror have on him. by then it is to late for dark but maybe can still save bush by some twist in fate. bush best chance is have joe leaverman as his vp but that wont happen till chainey menace is over and that will not be easy cause chainey is part robot with electronics in his body. leaverman fight terror without oil on his mind and brings democrats to bush side and one hell of a smart man. if that happens i will vote the bush/leaverman ticket. did you know a terrist once said chainey his friend! i thought not! oh and tell allahateme this has nothing to do with palasnians either. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-2-27 12:30:22 PM |
| #3 I've never understood this attitude and both parties have it. I can't imagine there are many Republicans who want to dump Cheney 'cuz they don't like him. He was a major selling point going in as VP since people regarded him as highly competent, indeed he was expected to be W's babysitter, but that political moment has passed and W will stand or fall as Prez on his own. The consideration here is the long-term fate of the party, and keeping Cheney is not as important as grooming Rice (or Frist, or whoever) for 2008 or 2012. It's not as if he was being asked to fall on his sword - Cheney can retire in luxury or hang around and consult - he's had a great run, but he's gone as far as he's going to go. Giving Dole the nod just because he'd been around forever and it was his turn was a disaster, resulting from the fact that the party hadn't groomed anybody to seriously challenge Clinton. (BTW, I didn't vote for W, or Clinton, or Dole, so I don't have a dog in this fight, I just don't understand the failure of the party leaders on both sides to think long-term.) |
| Posted by: Colin MacDougall 2004-2-27 12:09:21 PM |
| #2 Okay... who changed the headline while I was gone? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-27 10:39:39 AM |
| #1 LOL. M4Ds nemisis, nemasis, uhhh... enemy. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-27 7:54:21 AM |