Fire Cheney?

What the hell is Bush talking about?

President Bush said Wednesday he wants Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney to remain with him until the end of his presidency, extending a job guarantee to two of the most-vilified members of his administration.

Presidents can’t just replace Vice Presidents at their whim. As much as I’d like to see Cheney resign or be impeached, Vice Presidents are elected. Bush can’t just fire him.

And who’s talking about Cheney resigning anyway, not the media, no one seriously has since he shot his lawyer in the face. So now Bush is bringing it up? Is he trying to telegraph something here? Does he want this to be a topic of discussion and inquiry now? Has Bush ever read our Constitution?

Maybe I’m overreacting, but really, I’m shocked at this statement out of the blue.

And another howler came out of this session, “[Bush] refused to say whether he could work effectively with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi or Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid if Democrats won either the House or Senate, or both.”

He really is just clueless. It isn’t up to him who the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader are. If Bush can’t work with them, there is a simple remedy: let him pack his bags and go back to his ranch in Texas or Peru or wherever. I mean, the job of President is to work with Congress. It’s beyond me why more people aren’t laughing at him constantly. I mean how can any intelligent, self-respecting journalist keep a straight face at a press session like this. But I guess intelligence and self-respect aren’t job requirements. They’re just ass-kissing weasels.