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To: Poet who wrote (4239)	3/6/2001 5:31:12 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) of 6089

Replacement for Cheney? Here's one possible... Rumsfeld. While a few profiles have made passing references to Rumsfeld's Machiavellian power politicking during the Ford era, few seem to comprehend just how formidable he is likely to be within the Bush administration. Indeed, there's a striking parallel between the new administration's power structure and the regime Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney effectively controlled nearly 30 years ago, in which the duo set up a dominant advisory axis to a perceptibly weak-on-national-security president, in part by marginalizing a high-profile secretary of state seen as too moderate. prospect.org Written, interestingly, on Feb 26th. Here's the finish... Cheney's heart ailments raise the specter of what would happen if the vice president were to die in office. Cheney's position as national-security arbiter in the unique Bush command structure would be a coveted slot for both Rumsfeld and Powell. Enjoy...

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