Where's Dick? With the administration deploying all sorts of people, including the president, to support Social Security changes and foreign policy initiatives, we've noticed somebody missing: Dick Cheney. A quick check on Google news turns up practically nothing, except for an off-the-wall pundit who
wrote:
... Dick Cheney has been in and out of the hospital in recent months ...
Is that true? We aren't aware of any health problem with the vice-president, but maybe he is ailing somewhat.
Many have said the Cheney is the dominant force within the administration and that without him running the show Bush tends to drift. If Cheney cannot manage the shop, perhaps Bush will be unable to get things done. That might translate into a defeat for the Social Security changes the president is eager for.
posted by Quiddity at 2/28/2005 06:07:00 AM
I heard this theory a couple of months ago: with the election over, Cheney will be edged out due to "health problems" (real or not) in order to allow Bush to appoint a new VP, Jeb, in order to perpetuate the Bush dynasty in 2008.
This is going to seem unrealed, but bear with me...The National Interagency Fire Center maintains a database/map of airspace restrictions issued by the Federal government (http://airspace.nifc.gov/mapping/nifc/index.cfm).
For the past week, (until today) the Secret Service had a flight restriction over the Armstrong Ranch in far South Texas.
The Armstrong family are long-time friends of Bush/Cheney (Pioneers in '00 & '04), and their "ranch" is the size of Rhode Island. Cheney has just been R&R-ing down there for a few days.
