The "jittery Republicans" think they can save their election year ass by replacing the Cheney monster with Condi Rice. But it is very difficult to believe that George W. Bushie could ever bring himself to break his Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man code of honor. Besides, who would be in charge of the country if 'The Decider' dumped the Cheney monster?
Jittery Republicans: Dump Cheney Monster for Rice
REPUBLICANS are urging President George W Bush to dump Dick Cheney as vice-president and replace him with Condoleezza Rice if he is serious about presenting a new face to the jaded American public.
They believe that only the sacrifice of one or more of the big beasts of the jungle, such as Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld, the defence secretary, will convince voters that Bush understands the need for a fresh start.
The jittery Republicans claim Bush’s mini-White House reshuffle last week will do nothing to forestall the threat of losing control of Congress in the November mid-term elections. . . .
“If the Democrats win either the House of Representatives or the Senate it will be death and torment. It will be horrible for Bush,” said [Fred] Barnes [of the Weekly Standard]. A Democrat win could lead to moves to impeach Bush for leading the country to war on allegedly false pretences, or at the very least, to bog down the president’s legislative programme until he leaves office in 2008.
Only one two-term victor has been more unpopular than Bush at a similar six-year stage in his presidency — Richard Nixon in the months before he was impeached.
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