Forget it. Our choices in '08 are limited to McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Edwards, Obama, and probably Gore. That's it.
***Are you just being a realist or is that how you actually want it to be?
All DH really needs is exposure. And George Bush could give that to him in less than one hour. Duncan Hunter could instantly become as well known as Hillary if President Bush asked VP Cheney to resign for health reasons and nominated Duncan.
Would you still support Duncan Hunter if he suddenly were in the media spotlight and was considered "electable"? If he were given the nod for VP by Bush today, would you support him for Pres?
I'd sure give him a hard look. But your scenario is a dream. Where Cheney to resign for any reason the 25th amendment requires a majority vote in both houses to confirm. The Dems would never confirm a Duncan Hunter.
Remember in '73 when Ford replaced Agnew; Nixon had to choose Ford because Carl Albert (the Speaker) told Nixon that Jerry was the ONLY acceptable VP; Nixon badly wanted John Conley.