Will Cheney run in '08?

[win_in_06]

He was kind of longwinded in his speech today. Really went after key Democrats.

What if he does? Could we be possibly stuck with this regime for additional years?


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/21/D8E1180O2.html

[Daphne08]

1. He won't run because he knows he's toast in the eyes of the

American people.

[Gato Moteado]

2. run? with his bad heart?

he has to be careful on short walks.

[rzemanfl]

3. He's old, he's sick and people hate his guts. Sounds like a job

for Karl Rove and Diebold.

[0007]

8. He's only 64 but acts like he's 80.

[rzemanfl]

10. He has the circulatory system of a 90 year-old. I can't use the

word "heart" with reference to him. No Doctor has the guts to tell him he'd be healthier if he just didn't LIE SO FUCKING MUCH.

[0007]

19. That pretty funny. The only exercise he get is counting his money

that he converted to gold in 30 lbs. bricks.

[rzemanfl]

22. Doubt he could lift a 30 pound brick. I think he had it made into

a car like Goldfinger did and just has someone drive it past him at an undisclosed location once in a while.

[WI_DEM]

4. I wish--but he won't

not popular with the electorate and bad health. My guess is that we will be up against McCain--and that scares me.

[win_in_06]

6. I share the above sentiments, but why is he rolled out to launch a

major high-profile salvo when they have their backs to the wall?

Do they think he is a valuable spokesperson?

[bowens43]

5. I sure hope so!!

My Republican dream ticket is Cheney/Santorum!!

[Captain Hilts]

7. No, he's old, in bad health and hates politics and campaigning. nt

[TomClash]

9. Yes, he will be running from the law nt

[unsavedtrash]

11. no but I bet Jeb does

[darkmaestro019]

17. That's what I keep forseeing.

Hell help us all. He's just as disgusting as Bush except less drunk and not quite as stupid. His face makes me want to :puke: and I've found that sometimes you damn well can TOO tell things about people by looking at them. Never once have I encountered someone that John-Travoltas me and not later had events back up my initial compass-sense of terrible, terrible character.

[WhiteTara]

12. running from the law

is what I think.

[win_in_06]

13. I don't think he will be indicted

[WhiteTara]

29. spoilpsort! This fantasy is what keeps

me going! ;)

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. I hope he does. A triathalon, a Pikes peak race, anything to

stress out the old ticker..............

[skipos]

15. I hope he runs. Even Hillary could beat him. nt

[win_in_06]

20. He is such a cold character.

Remember his debate vs Edwards? It was chilling.

[TexasLefty]

16. He won't run - and it will be wide open

Cheney's not going to run.

And that means, for the first time in 40 years, we will have a presidential election in which there is no incumbent president or vice president (and, if you were to count Nixon as an "incumbent" in '68 by virtue of the fact that he used to be VP, you'd have to go back 56 years).

Take a look at it:

1952: EISENHOWER over Stevenson

1956: EISENHOWER (i) over Stevenson

1960: KENNEDY over Nixon (i)

1964: JOHNSON (i) over Goldwater

1968: NIXON (i*) over Humphrey

1972: NIXON (i) over McGovern

1976: CARTER over Ford (i)

1980: REAGAN over Carter (i)

1984: REAGAN (i) over Mondale

1988: BUSH (i) over Dukakis

1992: CLINTON over Bush (i)

1996: CLINTON (i) over Dole

2000: BUSH over Gore (i)

2004: BUSH (i) over Kerry


Both primaries are going to be wide open, and you can bet that both the Freepers and us DUers will be fighting for the proverbial "souls" of the two parties. I think this is a good thing -- generally, an incumbent candidate "moderates" the party (e.g., Bradley was to the left of Gore, Buchanan to the right of Bush, etc.). In the absence of an incumbent, I think you could have a good, dyed-in-the-wool liberal Democrat (say Feingold) running against a whackjob Republican (like Mark Sanford). Granted, there will be some moderates (M. Warner, McCain) in both mixes, and the Hillary factor could be called "incumbency," but it's going to be one hell of an election.

[Nimrod2005]

18. No, he won't......

[ruggerson]

21. Let's hope he does

Repubs give the nomination based on seniority, witness Dole, so Cheney would have it handed to him. ANd we would trounce him with almost anybody we ran.

But he won't run. He knows he's unelectable.

[win_in_06]

23. Don't tell him that. He thinks he was elected in 00 and reelected in 04.

[jbnow]

24. He is likelier

to slither than to run.

[jbane]

25. I sure as hell hope so...

We have five people right now who would kick his ass.
1. Kerry
2. Hillary
3. Edwards
4. Maybe Clarke if the war is still an issue
5. anyone who does not represent the worst of America

[win_in_06]

26. Haven't Cheney and Edwards already gone head to head, in a way?

[Zynx]

27. Please let them run Darth Cheney.

That would be an asswhooping.

[rodeodance]

28. he is dead meat!