Bush to assume Presidency as Cheney undergoes pacemaker procedure
July 27, 2007 by William K. Wolfrum
Sources in the White House say President George W. Bush will assume the Presidency for a few hours as Vice-President Dick Cheney undergoes a procedure to replace a battery in one of the half dozen or so pacemakers spread across his body. According to the source, the President said it should be “wicked awesome” to have the powers of the Presidency, at least for a few short hours.
Cheney’s ticker battery to be replaced
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo a minor surgical procedure Saturday to replace the battery in the special pacemaker he has in his chest, a spokeswoman said.
“During the vice president’s annual physical examination in June, testing of his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indicated that the device’s battery has reached the level where elective replacement of the device is recommended,” Megan McGinn, deputy press secretary for Cheney, said Friday.
She has said doctors must replace the entire device to replace the battery, and that the surgery will be performed at George Washington University Hospital.
–WKW
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‘the President said it should be “wicked awesome” to have the powers of the Presidency, at least for a few short hours.’
Lolz.
He’s been training for the position for almost 6 1/2 years. Let’s hope he is ready to handle it for a short while.
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