So here we are in September 2009 and the Republicans with the highest public policy profiles have turned out to be Sarah Palin (domestic) and Dick Cheney (foreign). While the left dismissed them, they used their stature in conservative circles and their liberation from government offices to speak freely, clearly, and passionately – rallying despondent Republicans and giving the new Administration fits.So is Palin-Cheney 2012 far-fetched? Hey, there's a website! Okay, so the website is just there to sell some shirts, and given his age and history of heart attacks, Dick Cheney doesn't seem to be interested in another political campaign:
Whether this portends anything of the future remains to be seen – Palin would seem to have more career miles ahead of her than Cheney. But both will be credited with leading Republicans out of their darkest days. Crazy as it once would have seemed.
A Cheney 2012 White House bid is an intriguing prospect, and also a highly unlikely one.If running for president seems improbable for Dick Cheney, we feel that another tour as vice-president is even more out of the question. Been there, done that.
Former Cheney White House aide Cesar Conda says he has the distinct impression the former vice president is "permanently retired from political office."
But don't scrub that website just yet. It would not be difficult to replace the photos of Dick Cheney on the site with those of another member of the family:
The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that running for political office is on her horizon.- JP
"It's something I very well may do," said Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney, a lawyer and State Department appointee who has worked on two Republican presidential campaigns.
