Cheney on Vacation? Isn't Bush on Vacation too?

[spanone]

On CBS tonight, Dan Rather asked the CBS correspondent where Dick Cheney was and he responded he was on vacation in Colorado. My question is, should the president and vice-president go at the same time? Whose running the shop?

[Pastiche423]

1. Ayup

Both are on holiday (per Rather).

Let's go claim the White House!

Peacefully, of course.

[spanone]

3. Not a bad idea.

:-]

[roberthall10]

2. Outstanding Non-leadership

Particularly if there is looting as happened in NYC 1977, it is going to look very bad that Bush was doing a fundraiser.

[spanone]

4. Kinda makes me smile

[TennesseeWalker]

5. Captain Picard and Will Riker

Would the Captain and First Officer of the Enterprise (Next Gen) BOTH go on an away mission at the same time?

[spanone]

7. NEVER!

[ComerPerro]

8. If Bush were Picard

He would have sold out the Enterprise to the Romulans by now and would be back in his vineyards.

But this isn't likely.
After all, in a world without a need for money, how would Bush and Cheney find a reason to live?

[MuseRider]

6. I loved this...

he was told that Andrew Card is the point man and Rather's response was, "An unelected official?"

[spanone]

9. I loved hearing Rather say "Where's Dick Cheney"

[LisaM]

10. Bohemian Grove

which is apparently a euphemism for snipe hunting in Wyoming. And Dan Rather probably knows that full well.

I wonder when Bohemian Grove 2001 was?

[2548HR]

11. Thank you Dan the Man

My husband almost fell off the couch laughing, good to hear someone in the media take these jerks to task!We never miss Dan.

[spanone]

14. when Dan asked why Andrew Card "an unelected official"

was in charge, I cheered :-}

[jafap]

20. I am still laughing at that

Diamond Dan seemed dumbfounded - "Andrew Card? - where the fu?? is Cheney? What about Powell or Ridge? We've got a potential crisis and the Executive branch is AWOL? Is Bush still going to goto his fund-raiser? (As if reporters and firemen and cops are not having their vacations or time-off cut short - but not the guys at the top. They rule - they do not serve.)
Every candidate and Democratic leader needs to be just as dumbfounded and outraged.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. I too thought the prez and vp weren't allow to vacation at the same time.

But then, this administration isn't the normal.

[sistersofmercy]

13. Dick's in Colorado counting his loot and ...

Georgie Boy stilling trying to look like the military man. Daffy Dumsfeld will rear his ugly smirking mug I'm sure. The answer to your question: I don't think they even know!

[beanball]

15. The Veep and the Prez

Karl Rove gave the boys a few weeks off so they can plot another war against freedom loving little people everywhere.beware non-europeans everywhere the evil bastards are on the loose.

[leftofthedial]

16. on vacation, out to lunch, what's the dif

they're both a waste of skin at anything except enriching themselves and their friends.

[Jacobin]

17. When were the sock puppets ever in charge?

[Hippo_Tron]

18. Bush is still in charge

Presidents, especially the less intelligent ones like Bush don't do as much as one might think. Basically vacation means he's working on new policies, not signing legislation (congress is on vacation as well), and not making any decissions unless they are urgent. His cabinet and other heads of government are pretty self sufficent and can make their own decissions (they do it even when he is working). His job right now is just to fly around and make speeches. Plus Vice Presidents aren't put in charge unless the president is unable to serve.

[MiltonLeBerle]

19. Don't worry- I'm sure that Paul Wolfowitz can handle any crisis-

That might pop-up while they're away.