History to repeat?

Is the sorry episode from the Nixon administration, namely, the resignation of VP Spiro Agnew about to be repeated with Dick Cheney?

Cheney once again has life threatening medical episodes, this time recurring blood clots in his legs. Is this a prelude to giving credence to his resignation, for medical reasons? What would be the advantages to such a scenario?

With Cheney out of the way, a republican of sterling reputation could be chosen to replace him. I understand that the chance of finding a republican, as Nixon did in Gerald Ford, with a reputation for honesty and ethical conduct from the current crop party faithful would be a tall order, indeed, but such action would solve many problems facing the Republican Party in 2008.

Who knows, perhaps the few republicans in the senate that place country above party, would follow the example of their predecessors in 1974, and give George W. Bush the same ultimatum given to Nixon.

Republicans, those who haven't imbibed the Kool-Aid to excess, know that every day the disaster that is Iraq continues, their chances to avoid electoral disaster in 2008 diminish. They know that every week that goes by brings the likelihood that yet another scandal within in this most corrupt of administrations will come into public view, an outcome that will also greatly diminish their prospects for 2008.