Will Vice President Dick Cheney be represented by a ... Democrat?

Vice President Dick Cheney loves to say that when he represented Wyoming in the House of Representatives in the 1980s, the delegation was small, "but it was quality."

The state's population is so low that it has but one congressional district.

And the representative of that at-large district since 1995, Barbara L. Cubin, a Republican of course, is not running for reelection. She squeaked by two years ago with a roughly 1,000-vote margin over Democrat Gary Trauner.

Certainly, Wyoming has historically been considered a bright red state.

Not this year, at least in the race for Cheney's seat. And the trend may be emblematic of the difficulties his Republicans are facing in the Mountain West.

Trauner is running again, and the race against Republican Cynthia Lummis could be up for grabs.

-- James Gerstenzang

Photo credit: Marilyn Newton / Gazette-Journal via Associated Press

Comments

[jon]

obama voters, pls check...

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/09/what-does-obama-know-about-acorn-fraud/

[Crash and Burn]

Everyone,

John McCain’s bailout plan is very different plan from the one already passed and from others proposed. This would be A DIRECT BAILOUT OF THE MORTGAGE FRAUDSTERS WHO CAUSED THE CRISIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. This is the GREAT SATAN of BAILOUTS that we all feared coming. This bailout buys the MORTGAGES at INFLATED BUBBLE PRICES from the MORTGAGES FRAUDSTERS and THEN renegotiates the loans for the homebuyers instead of making the mortgage company take a haircut before renegotiating the loan. This plan would be a blatant bailing out the mortgage companies that made all of these bad loans. Upon further review, Obama’s campaign did a “what the heck” as everything proposed before this date was buying up RENEGOTIATED mortgages where the Bank had to take a haircut to at least current prices, which while morally hazardous, could at least be viewed as a pragmatic way of easing the pain of the crisis (and voters). This is not the same plan as previously passed which was to buy at renegotiated prices.

Basically this plan gives homeowners who bought to high a chance to renegotiate their loans to Uncle Sam at current prices, and then calculate the difference from the current loan and the renegotiated loan and UNCLE SAM SENDS A CHECK TO THE MORTGAGE FRAUDSTERS for the FACE VALUE OF THE LOAN. That’s right, not the current value of the mortgage, BUT THE FACE BUBLE VALUE. MCCAIN HAS THE GOVERNMENT PAYING THE MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR THE GHOST VALUE OF THE HOUSE. THAT’S FREE MONEY TO THE FRAUDSTERS. NO STRINGS ATTACHED. Obama’s campaign couldn’t believe McCain would propose such a RIDICULOUS PAYOFF to the mortgage fraudsters before the election. MCCAINS PLAN IS A BIG FAT BAILOUT of the mortgage companies themselves, but I think BAILOUT is too weak a word, its more A GIVEAWAY, A STEALING of tax dollars to the IDIOTS who started this whole thing in the beginning. This is the WORST OF THE WORST ideas floated, and finally for all of those complaining how McCain and Obama have not been taking a stand (they’re politicians, duh), you can now see the differences even after all of the caution (can’t wait to see how many “tax incentives” to big oil are thrown in the package as well as “stimulus” to give incentives to the oil companies to drill as well).

Now you can finally see that Obama, while acting like a politician that wants to get elected, actually represents his constituents, the middle class of America, and wants to be pragmatic about this crisis while McCain represents only the greedy idiots who got us into this mess in the first place. The fact that some stupid homebuyers would marginally benefit from McCain’s plan is just political gravy for McCain. The CHOICE IS NOW 100% CRYSTAL CLEAR and there is only ONE WAY to STOP this idiocy. WE MUST STOP THE BAILOUT OF THE MORTGAGE COMPANIES BY STOPPING MCCAIN.

[John E McCue]

Isn't the VP moving to Dubai?

[bkmur@msn.com]

Not happening. After Jan. 20, Dickbo will be represented by the Emir of Dubai. HIs gold-lined condo awaits for services rendered & Dubai has no extradition treaties with the U.S.

[muneer]

It is amazing the media had not shown the face of Mr Dick Cheney the mastermind of Iraq debacle, but has putr forward the face of another Dick cheney dubbed as sarah Palin. This is republicans what are good at, Decieving the entire nation of USA thru deciet and lies.