Posted on 07/21/2007 10:03:46 AM PDT by shield
CBNNews.com - CAMP DAVID, Md. - President Bush transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney for more than two hours Saturday while under sedation for a colon cancer screening.
Doctors removed five small polyps during the procedure at Camp David. "None appeared worrisome," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. Polyps are precancerous growths in the colon.
All the polyps were less than a centimeter and were sent for microscopic examination to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Results were expected within 72 hours.
The colonoscopy lasted 31 minutes; the sedated president was asleep the whole time. The transfer of power from Bush to Cheney covered two hours and five minutes.
The president invoked Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution "out of an abundance of caution." Stanzel said. The amendment, approved in 1967, four years after President Kennedy was assassinated, had been used only twice before.
At 7:16 a.m. EDT, Bush invoked the disability clause and transferred his authority to Cheney. The vice president was at his home on the Chesapeake Bay in St. Michaels, Md., about 30 miles east of Washington.
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Shucks, I was hoping that Cheney would seize the moment to act on Iran!
Was that diameter or radius? Each or total? What were the weights? We need to know these things. :(
Did they find his head? I believe it’s been up there since the start of the debate of immigration reform.
The media (and by extension, the Left) seems obsessed with “power” and who wields it at the moment. Were they seriously expecting Cheney to start a nuclear war during his two hours at the helm? ;)
Probably, liberals are idiots.
>>The media (and by extension, the Left) seems obsessed with “power” and who wields it at the moment. Were they seriously expecting Cheney to start a nuclear war during his two hours at the helm? ;)<<
I was kind of hoping for a pardon of the border guards.
Even if you believe they should not have shot the fleeing dope dealer in the butt , they have suffered enough.
We can dream, can’t we?
:)
I do not understand. I had a colonoscopy last year and they did not give me any sedation. I was awake the whole time.
It is uncomfortable, but not painful.
....Bob
“Even if you believe they should not have shot the fleeing dope dealer in the butt , they have suffered enough.”
No, I believe they should have shot him in the back of the head.
Did they remove anything?
Said they did. took samples, all negative.
I think I could get used to “President Cheney”.
Did you have polyps removed? I kinda think they already knew he had polyps...so the docs elected to put him under...to remove the polyps.
Toughest part was driving home. Passing gas (air) for 2-3 hours.
I wonder if Dickie asked for a pay adjustment for the period he was numero uno!
Me too. I had one a couple of months ago. It was a breeze but the preparation the day and night before was the pits...aaargh!
That’s what I was wondering. Can he see clearly now?
Prayers of thanks for our President!
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