After Rumsfeld left, there are really only two scapegoats left: Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. And if the democrats have any say, Bush isn't going anywhere.
Cheney was opposed to the sacking of his old mentor Rumsfeld and even more resistant to the naming of Bush family loyalist Robert Gates to take his place, it is clear that Cheney does'nt want to be placed in a position of exposure.
However, even Cheney allies like Richard Perle and Ken Adelman, perhaps sensing that Cheney may be the designated scapegoat, have bellowed about the Iraq war being a mistake and are now distancing themselves from the Cheney group, once the most powerful operating cell within the Bush administration.
Some belive that the president will dump Vice President Dick Cheney and replace him with either John McCain or Rudolph Giuliani prior to the 2008 presidential election.
Is Cheney Next on the Chopping Block?
2006-11-13 17:14:26 · 15 answers · asked by big-brother 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It is possible but unlikely. If Cheney steps down he will continue to function in his current role with or without the title of Vice President so there is nothing to be gained if he does leave.
2006-11-13 21:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by John H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bush cannot fire Cheney because Cheney is an elected official. However, Cheney could be asked to leave his position based upon poor health, etc. I do not believe that this will ever happen.
Cheney may get shoved even more to the rear than now. When Bush first assumed office, Cheney was a very influential guy. Bush then moved him back almost into obscurity where he belongs.
2006-11-13 18:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by wunderkind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible for Cheney to be fired. He was elected as part and parcel with Bush. The ONLY way Cheney leaves is by resignation (no doubt blaming health reasons), or he is found guilty of a crime, where he will be impeached, then removed from office by Congress.
As to Mc Cain and Giuliani, they would never accept, as they want to keep their distance from this Administration. They will both run on their own merits.
Every Administration has had some kind of scandal and / or corruption, starting with Washington. The biggies were Grant, Hayes, Harding, Nixon, Reagan and Bush, Sr. Funny they are all Republicans. Nixon's was the most dispicable against OUR Constitution, until now. Bush, Jr.'s Administration will be proven, and with-in a few short years, to be THE MOST corrupt one in our history. Thank God there are only two years left.
Oh, by the way, Republicans, I voted for Mc Cain in the Primary Election in 2000, NOT Bush, Jr. Ye shall reap what ye sow!!!!!
2006-11-13 18:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by greg j. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds logical, but I doubt it.
Cheney has become a stale fixture in the Bush gang.
They feel comfortable with him.
Doesn't matter whether he stays or goes. What matters is if the problem Bush created in Iraq will get immediate attention and not linger on and on and drain us of soldiers and finances.
The subject of Iraq became a thorn in the side of Bush. No matter how much he tries to sugar coat it, it will be his Albatross.
It's in quagmire territory now, and there seems to be no way out.
When Bush tells you..."Would you rather fight them there or here", I couldn't care less. America is globalized, so why squabble over boundaries. Boundaries mean nothing in the new globalized world we live in.
What matters is if Iraq will ever stand again, let alone as a nation.
It's a God.....ed eyesore, and there's no easy remedy.
My fear is it will take a big infusion of even more money to get the job done, and then patch it up as best it can be.
What a legacy for a sorry man like Bush!
He's trying to weasel his way out, and I noticed all the ways he's trying to opt out....latest being he's open to suggestions where until the election, he was doggedly sticking to the course.
2006-11-13 17:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No Cheney plays too vital a role in the Bush Presidency to be let go.
2006-11-13 17:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by jljdc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While ordinarily a vice president serves the same term as his running mate the president, I wouldn't be very surprised if Dick Cheney resigned for "health reasons."
2006-11-13 17:18:34 · answer #6 · answered by DavidNH 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Karl Rove would go before Cheney
2006-11-13 17:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although I can't totally exclude this scenario I think it's unlikely seeing Cheney is an elected official.
I also think he would not play nice about it
2006-11-13 17:18:59 · answer #8 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 06:48:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question and I am LMAO! These guy's are a bunch of crooks and they should all be fired. God Bless America!
2006-11-14 04:08:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋