Do the people have a right to know their VP is hospitalized ?

[kentuck]

and how serious it might be? Does the same VP have the right to hide his hospitalization from the people? I say the people have a right to know...remember Thomas Eagleton?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. In his case, yes.

Considering the severity of his previous medical condition.

[orpupilofnature57]

2. And also an itemized bill, How many MRI'S has the son of a bitch had,,

on U.S

[havocmom]

3. and the fact that Hastert is in the line...

Anybody have a clue what his IQ might be?

[HR_Pufnstuf]

13. lol. new bumper sticker..

*** Dennis Hastert 2005 ***

[HR_Pufnstuf]

15. in case of...

... a dual impeachment that is.

[burrowowl]

17. No since Bu$h is

president in name, he can appoint his VP.

[shance]

12. In every case YES.

Since when did we allow our Vice President's to lie about their hospital stays?

[Bluzmann57]

4. Yes we do

After all, love him or hate him (we all know where we stand), he is the V.P., in other words, no. 2 (hah) in command. If he is incapacitated, we need to know. And yes, I do remember Thomas Eagleton, who was quickly replaced by R. Sargent Shriver. Last name sound familiar? Yep, he's related to the First Lady of California and part of the Kennedy clan.

[orpupilofnature57]

8. R. Shriver, has more brains in his pinky, than Haster has in his family!!

[Career Prole]

5. What for? There are at least a dozen PNAC'ers in the wings

ready to assume the presidency if Crashcart's clockwork heart gives out.:eyes:

[CTyankee]

6. Cheney insisted on sitting for his debate with Edwards

Remember? It was probably because he could not stand for the entire 2-3 hours of debate, otherwise it would have been held with participants all standing.

The guy has a serious heart condition. While I don't think he is on life support per se, he doesn't seem to be all that great health wise.
He is such a snarling SOB he probably looks healthier than he really is. I fear a tip over before the end of this miserable administration.

[goclark]

7. So we have a news blackout all day long!

[flordehinojos]

9. in a normal democratic administration--wehter republican or democrat-yes.

under the bush dictatorship--the people have the right to know nothing, or is it, the people don't have the right to know anything.

[bigwillq]

10. We should know (nt)

[rexcat]

11. We should know but the reality of the...

current administration is to keep everything secret. That way the public can't make an informed decision which is not good for democracy, but hey, democracy was getting old anyway.

[mary195149]

14. DicK Cheney isn't going to run for president,

so I believe they are going to phase him out of the white house over the next couple of years. Then they can bring in who they want to fill the next presidency. Whoever it is will take Cheney's position so the voters will get comfortable with him. We will be seeing Cheney in and out of sickness from now on. He'll still be running the show behind the scenes for the puppet and making sure Haliburton is getting well taken care of.

[Gemini Cat]

16. Yes, we have a right to know.

After all we the people are paying for it.

[PurityOfEssence]

18. THEM?! Hahahahahaha

The important people know; the rest are dirt.

What don't you get about Republicanism? As for Eagleton, he didn't have a manly physical ailment, he was a weakling with emotional problems. (He was a good man, but Republicans look on mental illness, even managable mental illness, as somethin unfitting for a MAN.)

In the eyes of the aristocracy, we're all filth.

[Qanisqineq]

19. Yes, because isn't he the one running the country?

:shrug:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

20. I just hope he's getting the finest veterinary attention possible.

[havocmom]

21. Speaking of health and the public's interest in knowing, did b*sh ever

have and release info about the physical he DIDN'T take on schedule (much like the ones he missed at TANG?) during the campaign? If the media never forced THAT issue they sure as hell aren't gonna bring up Cheney checking into a cardiac unit under an assumed name to see an orthopedic specialist about a boo-boo on his knee!

[Justpat]

22. Yes

But this administration does not give a damn about what the
public wants or should know.

[mitchum]

23. Since he is allegedly our employee, we certainly have the right to know...

when the larcenous dirtbag calls in sick.

[jmcon007]

24. Their main fear, probably, is that Halliburton stock prices will drop.

[Puzzler]

25. Yes.

-P

[peekaloo]

26. yes

he's living on borrowed time.

[Totally Committed]

27. Yes. (n/t)

TC

[ElsewheresDaughter]

28. absolutrly!

[Poiuyt]

29. Lyndon Johnson

I seem to remember a news flash breaking into the TV shows talking about Pres. Johnson's cold. This, of course, was during the height of the Cold War, so whenever you heard the words, "We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin," your heart stood still. It wasn't an ICBM being dropped on New York, just Johnson with a head cold.

[Scout1071]

30. Absolutely we have the right to know.

If they have the right to know about a personal sexual indiscretion, we certainly have the right to know if he is having a medical emergency that could greatly affect the Chain of Command in this country.

[TruthIsAll]

31. He's not MY VP; Bush is not MY pres. N/T

.

[Hippo_Tron]

32. Funny how on the West Wing, Bartlet almost ruined his presidency like this

And how in the real world, nobody gives a shit.

[OKthatsIT]

33. I hope his pace maker was attacked by a 'remote viewer'

serves him right...hope its successful