Paper calls for Dick Cheney's early retirement

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A Los Angeles Times editorial on Sunday called for a "far more audacious" makeover of President George W. Bush's administration, saying he should send Vice President Dick Cheney into early retirement. Earlier this week, Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan resigned and Karl Rove gave up his policy role as part of a White House sweep aimed at reviving Bush's sagging job-approval ratings ahead of November's pivotal mid-term elections.

"The remaking of the president in the public eye likely will require more than last week's game of musical chairs," the editorial said. "Bush has acknowledged that he has spent much of his political capital on Iraq, and the way to replenish the reserves is to replace the officials most associated with the overreaching that led to the tragedy in Iraq -- and with the administration's broader disdain for diplomacy."

The paper noted broad speculation that Treasury Secretary John Snow will likely be ushered out next, but said a better solution would include the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld -- whose critics, including retired generals, have demand that he step aside -- and Cheney's ouster.

"Throwing Cheney overboard would be an implicit repudiation of the excessively hawkish foreign policy with which the vice president, even more than Rumsfeld, has been associated," the paper said.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2006-04-23T185550Z_01_N4N221304_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHENEY.xml

Bush's third term
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-bush23apr23,0,6899990.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. As much as I'd like them out, if they stay they help sink the SS GOP

Mixed feelings here...........

[KingFlorez]

2. Well

The heat is being turned on more on the fascists.

[yorkiemommie1]

3. cheney's reply:

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( snort, whistle )

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( dribble )

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. LOL!

:boring:

[Gabi Hayes]

12. when poked awake by his cabana boy, he was heard to mumble:

Go FUCK yourself, George

[annabanana]

5. jeez... even I know

You can't fire the boss. I mean c'mon...

[Double T]

6. How about Dick Cheney's early impeachment?????

Wonder if his retirement 'buyout' would include a multi-billion dollar retirement package from the Federal Government???? Might be a huge cost savings in the short run.

[Independent_Liberal]

8. Yeah, impeach, indict and imprison!

:)

[Independent_Liberal]

7. Cheney step down! And take your shotguns with you!

:D

[barb162]

9. and get who in his place? Delay?

[Peter Frank]

10. This is probably staged.

Cheney will likely resign before the mid-terms anyway -- giving his successor a better shot at '08.

[awoke_in_2003]

11. In other news

LA Times chief editor has been invited to go on a hunting trip with the VP :)