By Mike Kirwan Venice
Some have called for Vice President Dick Cheney to resign. Bad move. Cheney is not running for President. Health issues prevent this, it also gives him a way to resign yet still save face. A new Vice President would be appointed, assuming Congress went along. That person would no doubt run for President, having the front-runner status in his party that none of the Democrats do. A front-runner could conserve resources for the general election, not battle it out in primaries.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 16, 2007. Read the original PDF.