Article: Veep for the ages: and for now.(Vice President Dick Cheney)

WHEN former President Bush notified the Republican House leader in 1989 that he was nominating Dick Cheney to be secretary of defense, Bob Michel was reportedly distraught. He said, "Mr. President, you're taking my right arm." The current President Bush has no intention of suffering such an amputation. "Dick Cheney is the best vice president this nation has ever had," Bush frequently declares to enthusiastic applause on the campaign trial. His predecessors predictably bestowed similar accolades upon their choices, although this president is the only one who freely allows, "My mother may not agree." He is also the only one with a vice president whose intellect, experience, ...

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