Oooo, a new conspiracy theory about Cheney

OK, so one of my co-workers here is a pretty staunch conservative Republican. Actually that describes everyone I work with that actually has a political opinion save me. Anyhoo, he just came to me with an interesting conspiracy theory about the Cheney shooting over the weekend. Here goes:

• Cheney never actually accidentally shot anyone, but it's leaked that he did
• Democratic party members naturally pretend they're outraged and try to mount some sort of campaign to remove Cheney from office, starting with taking him to task for withholding details about the shooting from the public. This part's already started. Read about it here.
• Since Cheney's political career is widely viewed as topped out, the White House and party officials urge Cheney to step down.
• Condoleeza Rice suddenly becomes second in command. No way Democrats are going to protest a black woman as second in command of the free world.
• The exposure Condoleeza Rice gets from being the interim VP is enough momentum to keep the GOP in power for the next eight years or so.

Would this be a bad thing? As a southern Democrat (a label I'm quite fond of), I'm numb enough from the past few years to not be surprised. As a citizen, this would really make me less fond of politicians, and that's quite a statement. Right now I'm more happy with the crust that forms on the mustard bottle cap than I am with your average politician. At least you don't have to wait four years and convince everyone else to clean the friggin' mustard bottle with you.

Anyway, if this happens, remember you read it here first. Thanks to Tom for formulating this theory.