Vice President Dick Cheney sat down today for an interview with Mark Knoller of CBS News radio, and told Mr. Knoller what he did during the two hours he was acting president on Saturday, July 21.
President Bush underwent a colonoscopy at Camp David that morning, and transferred his powers to Mr. Cheney during the procedure.
Q: About two Saturdays ago, for two hours and five minutes, you were technically acting president of the United States when Mr. Bush invoked the 25th amendment. So that certainly made you part of the executive branch.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Correct.
Q: Did you take any presidential actions during that time?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: No, I basically wrote a letter to my grandkids.
Q: As acting president?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: As acting President.
Q: What did you say in that letter?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: A souvenir for them to have down the road some day.
Q: Were you tempted to take any actions during that period?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: No, I was not.
-- Jon Ward, White House correspondent, The Washington Times
Comments (2)
With a question like that, one must wonder about the state of mind of the mainstream media. Was Mark Knoller expecting a coup de' etat? Perhaps Hillary Clinton's co-presidency has embedded a suspicious mindset on all of the mainstream media or it may just be Michael Moore opportunism.
Posted by Larry Stone | July 31, 2007 2:34 AM
He is pure Class. Way to go Cheney!! Love yah!
Posted by Rosalie Hailey | July 31, 2007 1:43 PM