Cheney in 2008?

There has been talk in the press of a serious 'dark horse' run at the White House by current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.

This deserves some thought and conversation.

Would a Cheney Administration mean an extension of the Iraq War to 2012, or beyond?

Would he continue his pro-life stance?

Where would he stand on gay marriage as President? His point of view would be as the father of an out-of-the-closet daughter; the powerful religious right would be watching this issue very closely; so would gay rights activists. He would be in a no-win scenario: if he goes conservative on the issue, he'll be betraying his daughter; if he goes left on the issue, his conservative supporters will accuse him of betraying his principles and them. That is not an enviable position to be in.

Where would he stand on taxes? We've gone way too far in cutting taxes while there is a war going on. Would he support making the tax cuts permanent?

What about IRS reform?

What kind of Justices would Cheney put on the Supreme Court? The next two Presidential terms could see several Justices retire. The shape of the Court for the next twenty years (or longer) could be decided by Bush and his successor.

Would Cheney take a more pro-environment stand, or would he continue to side with big business? What about alternative energy?

Should be interesting to watch this play out (if it does).