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Kablooie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:53 PM
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What would happen if Bush were incapacitated and Cheney became president?
Has anyone followed this train of speculation?
Might be interesting.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:55 PM
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1. Not really.
since there would be absolutely no change in policy, which comes from Cheney in the first place.
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riverdale Donating Member (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:58 PM
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7. I'm with NC
It would be more disruptive to the administration if Cheney was the one incapacitated.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:55 PM
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2. We'd start bombing Iran?
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:10 PM
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9. My first thought, too.
:(
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woodsprite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:56 PM
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3. Boom! n/t
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Zensea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:57 PM
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4. I try to only think of one hypothetical disaster at a time
I refuse to live in fear the way Republicans wish.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:57 PM
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5. We'd hear the horsemen coming fast.
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bluerum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:57 PM
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6. Oh. Thought your meant what would happen if Cheney died and *
really had to do something besides drink near beer and look deeply into Putins eyes.
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ordinaryaveragegirl Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 01:59 PM
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8. We'd get dragged along the last few feet in that handbasket he helped throw us in... n/t
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:12 PM
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10. I was discussing this possibility this morning...
The conclusion was that Cheney would declare martial law by the time the election in 2008 rolls around...and the MSM would follow right along.


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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:16 PM
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11. Whattya mean 'IF'?
When was he ever 'capacitated'?

Everybody knows that Unka Dick is running the Oval Office.



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durtee librul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:21 PM
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12. Well, I think if that were to happen
we should all go to our microwaves with popcorn bags and push start.
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:43 PM
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13. You don't want to know
Really.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:44 PM
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14. nothing much
just less "comic" relief
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The_Progressive Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:47 PM
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15. What would happen?
Oil futures prices would skyrocket and the euro would crash.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 02:53 PM
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16. he is, he has been, and this is what we have
IMO Bush is a puppet, and was drinking heavily from the get go. Remember the choked on a pretzel incident? Did you believe that lame ass improbable story?

Cheney has run things and we have the world in the condition an old longtime warmonger likes it.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 03:03 PM
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17. He'd have trouble coming out into the sunlight. He prefers to work from the shadows.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 07:13 PM
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18. Well, since he's already running the show, nothing n/t
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calteacherguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-08-07 09:10 PM
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19. More War. nt
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