Thursday, November 02, 2006
Cheney and Rumsfeld to Stay
Asked in an interview whether he wanted the Vice-President and the Secretary of Defence to stay past the mid-term elections, George Bush replied in the affirmative! Well what was he supposed to say six days before the Republicans could loose their majority in both houses? That he was going to replace them because their advice got the US in a limbo in Iraq? I wonder whether Rumsfeld will stay though... And what is the procedure for replacing a Vice-President?
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The procedure is fairly new, and was only ever used in the Nixon semi-impeachment. As I recall: the president nominates his choice, who is confirmed by the Senate.
I can think of two candidates who would be confirmed: John McCain (can't vote against a fellow senator) and Condoleeza Rice (can't vote against the first black and first woman vice-pres). To avoid either outcome, the Democrats would do almost anything up to and perhaps including awarding Bush the Medal of Freedom. Cheney will stay!
I agree. There is no way that "W" is going to kick him out, especially if the results are not as bad as predicted by the polls. And I have a feeling that they won't be...
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