If the man our Vice President shot dies from his heart attack, while recovering from gun shot wound, ....?
81634
this is one of those times you need to just throw your political feelings out the window and keep an open mind.  add to it the fact that the story is not yet finished and it's hard to predict what will happen to mr. cheney, and (more importantly) harry whittington.  \n\ni don't know if there is any legal precedent for having a sitting vice president be removed from office for an offense like this.  mr. cheney is very unpopular with many people (including me) because of his political views, but i have to feel a little bit for the guy because it was, after all, an 'accident'.  i don't agree with the fact cheney hasn't addressed the issue... but saying 'impeach him' because of this incident is a knee-jerk reaction by those who didn't like him last week either.  i'm gonna read up more and see where this story leads before continuing...\n\nps::: well i see where mr. whittington was released from the hospital, so thankfully your scenario won't play out.  i am very curious though about the 'holes' in cheney's story.  \n\npps::: it's funny, at first i felt sorry for the vice-president, but now that whittington is ok, my feeling has turned more toward disgust with cheney.  i wonder why this is?
993957
ABSOLUTLY NOT. What is wrong with you guys? He is in a very dangerous situation. If it's not treated, the infection will likely become septic ( poison his bloodstream, if it hasn't already). This is an infection, more dangerous than many. If the infection gets to his heart, he could very easily die, and without immediate treatment, he will. I've seen this tragedy two times in the ER. GO NOW, not later, or tomorrow. This is a job for an oral surgeon.\n\n\nGrizz
340926
Ronald Reagan was shot as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel where he had been addressing a union convention, about one mile from the White House. \n\nThe would be assassin also wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady and a Secret Service man.
135790
No one is saying Cheney shot his hunting buddy on purpose, I've heard no talk of criminal charges,it was an accident,but not an accident I feel is easily excusable.\nA man who has been hunting as long as Cheney has no excuse for not knowing what is in his field of fire before pulling the trigger... He discredited himself, the public is merely talking about it....and the fact that he did not have the proper hunting license for shooting upland birds....lots of hunters in that area have made the same mistake because that tag is a new requirement, not a huge deal, but very entertaining.
1059096
Well this is an interesting question!  Although life without Bush might seem like a good idea it just might be better for us to wait for the next Presidential Election to see that come true.  Why do I say that, Cheney.  Do we really want him as a President?  Just wait for the next Election and then we can have one big White House shake-ep without all the blood!
81049
How would you feel if you accidentally shot your good friend while hunting? I'm sure alerting the media was not high on his list of priorities.
929647
I think this happened in the first presidential elections?\nOne problem with this idea would be a lack of continuity.  Say a republican president dies and on the same day a democrat takes over with extremely different views on foreign policy, the military, homeland security, and social structure within the country (sometimes the difference is not that great, but it could be) - it would really go for a radical break from what people voted for in a president.  I realize they would have voted for the VP too, but it wouldn't normally have been with the thought in mind that he was likely to become president.\nThen another problem:  Could it encourage political extremists to assassinate a president in order to further their own political agenda?  Right now it would not be worth it.  For instance, who would want to assassinate Bush, and have Cheney for president?  Not likely.
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Because he wasn't paying full and complete attention to his surroundings, as a hunter (or anyone discharging a firearm) should.\n\nADDITION (to respond to some other comments): \nI'm not aware of anyone who is seriously suggesting that he shot his friend intentionally.  However, saying it was an accident does not mean that there was nothing that could have been done to prevent it.  The NRA's safe hunting rules state: \n\n"Know your target and what is beyond.  Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second."\n\nThis is a rule that was not followed by Cheney. While it was indeed an accident, it was one caused by carelessness on the part of both Cheney and Whittington.
189424
Not a president. cause i wouldn't like her then. or her life would be in danger. from what I see from your history. any great president that actually improve the country get shot
90183
Yes!  I think he not only attempted to kill him. I think he DID kill him. Its just a right wing consipiracy that is trying to have it seem like he is alive. They are using trick photography you know.  But they assinated him so Cheney could get his heart. Cheneys been looking for a new heart transplant and Whittington was a perfect match.  They have also killed all of Whittingtons family.  they have just hid all this from the press.
967290
Not that I'm hoping for this, you understand, but let's just say Dubya dies in a plane crash, and Dick Cheney then dies of a heart attack on hearing the news, guess what we would be calling Nancy Pelosi?  That's right, Ms. President.
33278
Good emergency medicine.  And the 9 shots did not hit him where death is inevitable.  He was pretty lucky.
491703
Umm if the President dies, the Vice President steps into office...
825158
I read that he had to go back into intensive care, then I read that he was stabilized again and was out if icu.  He will not recover, will not regain consciousness, and sooner or later somebody is going to have to make decisions.  Although he could get lucky and have some kind of heart attack.  Very tough guy, he has my sympathy.
94286
He broke the thou shalt not shoot thy friend in the face law.  What an idiot.\n\nUsually we are worried about who might shoot our president not who out pres and vice will shoot.  Scary world we live in.
214231
cherriest14 - A few points for you:\n\nFIRST: Just who in the hell did Cheney shoot and kill??? Harry Whittington was accidentally shot by Cheney on a hunting trip. Whittington not only survived the accident but has already been released from the hospital. A far cry from being killed in my book.\n\nAnd you think no one blinked an eye over the incident? The media went after Cheney as if he had driven the last nail on the cross over it. Did you not pay attention to the news the entire two weeks after the incident??\n\nSECONDLY: Clinton's bl0wj0b did not almost get him impeached. Here are the fact:\n\n* Clinton received oral from Monica Lewinsky.\n* Clinton lied under oath about said services\n* Clinton got caught lying and was impeached (impeachment is the process of being charged ... NOT the processed of being removed from office)\n* Clinton WAS impeached, tried and not convicted\n\nI said not convicted intentionally, because he was guilty of the charges - he admitted it and received a censure from Congress and had to withdraw from the bar for five years.\n\nWe conservative are not angry over the bl0wj0b. Hell, if I was President, I'd be hiring new interns on a daily basis. As the chief law enforcement officer of the land, it was unacceptable for Clinton to impede the investigation as much as he did and lie under oath about what happened. You don't think that if someone is questioning the President under oath, they pretty much have him nailed already??\n\nTHIRD: Why don't you do some basic research before you spout off your parroted idealogical bullsh!t. It just makes you look really, really stupid.
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Cheney didn't shoot a senator.  He ACCIDENTALLY shot a lawyer friend of his.  I swear, some folks need to get their heads out of their rectal canal...\n\n\nYou edited your post, subcultural, but your head is STILL up your butt.