Impeachment = President Cheney? Not so fast
One lesson Bush learned from his daddy: Pick a vice presidential candidate who'll offer "assasination insurance," so to speak. During Bush 41's administration, many, many Americans joked that Dan Quayle was there to ensure that nobody tried to do a John Hinckley Jr. Similarly, the thought of Cheney stepping into the Oval Office following the possible impeachment of Bush 43 gives people the willies. It could be a lot worse...right?
Except that at least one editorialist has noted that when Bush goes, Cheney goes with him. Part of the problem of the veep having such unprecedented political power is that he has to share the blame for the unprecedented number of scandals. If/when Bush steps down, Cheney would probably resign for "health reasons," leaving us with President Dennis Hastert to bumble his way through the next two years or so. As the editorial points out, Hastert is in hot water himself because of his connections to--who else?--Jack Abramoff.
It all hinges on who's running the House at the end of 2006. In this hypothetical impeachment scenario, if the GOP is still in charge and Hastert's in the clinker, his successor as speaker becomes the new president. If the Democrats are in charge, we get President Nancy Pelosi. Not the greatest scenario, but hardly the worst. Right now, Democrats should come down on this administration like a ton of bricks, support Feingold's censure, and focus on taking back the House and/or Senate. Just letting the GOP dig its own grave isn't enough.
Except that at least one editorialist has noted that when Bush goes, Cheney goes with him. Part of the problem of the veep having such unprecedented political power is that he has to share the blame for the unprecedented number of scandals. If/when Bush steps down, Cheney would probably resign for "health reasons," leaving us with President Dennis Hastert to bumble his way through the next two years or so. As the editorial points out, Hastert is in hot water himself because of his connections to--who else?--Jack Abramoff.
It all hinges on who's running the House at the end of 2006. In this hypothetical impeachment scenario, if the GOP is still in charge and Hastert's in the clinker, his successor as speaker becomes the new president. If the Democrats are in charge, we get President Nancy Pelosi. Not the greatest scenario, but hardly the worst. Right now, Democrats should come down on this administration like a ton of bricks, support Feingold's censure, and focus on taking back the House and/or Senate. Just letting the GOP dig its own grave isn't enough.
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