If/When Cheney resigns - who will Bush name as VP?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

I will kick off the speculation by naming . . . .Jeb Bush!!!!

Just the easiest, quickest way to handle the power transfer and keep it within the family. After Jeb , in year 17 of the Never-Ending War on Terror, a Bush nephew will be handed up on a silver platter as the new Bush head of state and so and so on into infinity.

[orwell]

1. Either...

...My Pet Goat or

Dr. Evil

[Rocknrule]

4. Bush IS Dr. Evil

He's a dumb guy who wants to destroy the world. Only thing missing is the bald head and bald cat.

[KaryninMiami]

2. Condy Rice. That's my prediction.

[converted_democrat]

12. I'll second that pick... And then she will go on and get the puke

nomination in 2008, and when anyone tries to bring up legitimate issues with her past actions the pukes will scream racism... Just my .02....

[KaryninMiami]

36. Excellent prediction- unfortunately, it might actually come true.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

14. yup

she be the one

[Mz Pip]

3. Laura?

KKKarl?

SOmeone really really creepy that's for sure.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Is there a mandated succession, or does he pick whoever? Did Ford

take over when Agnew left the WH? Where did Ford come from?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

15. I think that the President gets to pick. I may be wrong, but

that's what I think. Ford did take over when Agnew left and that is why he became President when Nixon resigned. I don't think he was in the line of succession until he was picked by Nixon, and again, I could be wrong.

[unblock]

16. if the veep office is vacant, the prez appoints and the senate confirms

ford happened to be a member of congress. minority leader iirc.

but nixon could have picked anyone, as long as the senate confirmed.

[pitohui]

17. nixon picked ford EOM

.

[Maat]

6. You think that he will resign?

I think that they will have to drag him out; he's a meglomaniac. And he will always be working away at world domination hidden away.

[JeffR]

7. I hear Michael Brown's looking for work...

[peace frog]

8. A big DITTO to that

It's the only way to ensure continuation of the Bush Royal Succession, since Jebbie surely couldn't get elected even with Diebold counting the votes.

[ClintonTyree]

9. McCain.......

it's owed to him for supporting bush in '04. It was one of the most disgusting displays I've ever seen.

[Uben]

10. Aint gonna happen

He'll just be pardoned before any conviction occurs. It's what they do!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

11. sadly, Jeb. he's done here.

[countingbluecars]

13. George Allen n/t

[Catch22Dem]

31. I think you're the closest so far

A lot of the speculation here just comes from people saying the names they know. However, if you were * and you could make the choice, wouldn't you go with Allen as well?

[Perky]

41. I agree..He is the closest thing to the heir apparent for the base

but I don't thin Bush would want to piss off the 15 other guys who want to run. I think it would be Condi and condi will not run

[BOSSHOG]

18. SOMEONE HE DOESN'T KNOW AND WILL NEVER MEET

or have his picture taken with.

[Beaverhausen]

19. Delay or Frist

and either one would be confirmed.

Am I too cynical?

[stevedeshazer]

20. Guy Smiley

[robbedvoter]

21. He didn't get to name Dick either - Dick picked himself!

So, I reject your premise.

[EFerrari]

27. Exactly. The answer is, who would Cheney/Rumsfeld pick? nt

[Jack Rabbit]

22. No one

Bush is going to be impeached, too.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

24. If we could have started the procedure earlier, like the second

we learned about DSM, maybe we could have prevented 2 Supreme Court nominations too. Oh, well.

[H2O Man]

23. A usual tactic

for republicans on the national level, in determining the make-up of an administration, is to try to keep some balance among the three largest factions. My guess is that Cheney would be replaced by someone like James Baker III. While he is elderly, and fits into a different camp that Cheney, he would be of value from George W. Bush's point of view, in pulling the party together to survive the next three years.

[stevedeshazer]

32. Despite my sarcastic post above, I do agree

Baker is definitely a player. He surely would pass muster with the radical right in the Senate.

[H2O Man]

35. It would not

be taking someone straight from his father's camp. It would be acceptable to the neocon theorists. It would allow them to reach out to the conservative wing of the democratic party. It also allows the elders who are behind the scenes to get a steady hold on the reins of power at a difficult and high-risk time.

Guy Smiley?

[stevedeshazer]

40. Obviously I'm not serious about Mr. Smiley's prospects

But his elevation to President of the Senate and second "Guy" would be no more ridiculous than that of James Baker III. :)

Yes, all joking aside, Baker might fit the bill. Neocons and true conservatives alike would accept him, though it scares the bejesus out of me.

Where there's smoke, there's Baker.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

25. A man was was not embarrassed about naming Harriet Miers

will not be embarrassed about naming, Jeb, Laura or perhaps his own father to be VP. He is both shameless and reckless. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Condi - I thought the Bushes were supposed to be encouraging her to run for President. Why not give a big leg up with the VP position?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

30. Lord! How did I miss post #2??

Sorry, Karyninmiami! You're on it! :blush:

[AlinPA]

26. McCain.

[ThoughtCriminal]

28. Rice or a Republican Gov. you never heard of

Republicans love governors from states where the governor has virtually no power. No record to speak of, just rhetoric, executions and tax cuts. Bonus if the state gets lots of extra federal pork to prop up its "miracle" economy.

[carolinalady]

29. Condi or John n/t

[spanone]

33. Tom DeLay

nothing would surprise me...

[dave29]

34. Guilianni

duh

[Disturbed]

37. Not gonna happen.

I don't think Cheney would resign if he is charged by Fitz because it would be obvious that it wouldn't be for health reasons. He is an arrogant, stuborn asshole and would go on the offensive.

[Strelnikov_]

38. It Will Be Whoever The Supreme Soviet, Oops, GOP Leadership

determines they will appoint, oops, nominate for ‘election’, to the position of General Secretary, oops again, President.

Sorry for the confusion, but it is just so easy to confuse the GOP with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

[greendog]

39. Lieberman n/t