They wish it were so.
All the liberal MSM is doing is trying to make him appear ugly in case he's the GOP nominee in 08.
And don't think that might not happen...with Rice as VP.
In case anyone forgot, we're fighting a war against an insane Iranian president and a bunch of people who kill and burn over cartoons.
The defining moment in Dick Cheney's superb career came on September 11, 2001 when he calmly handled the Washington part of the crisis from the White House situation room.
Assuming Mr. Whittington recovers fully, this accident is merely a footnote in the VP's bio.