Cheney has irregular heartbeat

Source: MSNBC.com

Cheney found to have irregular heartbeat...developing

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21979310/

he has a heart? :shrug:

:evilgrin:

as long as the bastard eventually drowns in it, I'll be happy.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Source: MSNBC.com

Cheney found to have irregular heartbeat...developing

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

And I won't care.

will never die" - George Orwell in 1984.

long enough to put on an orange jumpsuit and end his days in prison.

country overturned and nullified and completely undone.

to The Hague!

He doesn't have a heart.

"Unfortunately" is an excellent choice of words.

The sith lord Cheney has no heart...

Just kidding old fella.:evilgrin:

:rofl:

:sarcasm:

He needs to get back in Rhythm Baby!!!!! :rofl:

Kinda looks like a real one but isn't.

I'm being prayerful

this than anytime before...they are no pun...'pumping up this story all over'

we probably wouldn't even know it. And we'd probably be perfectly okay. But because he's medically monitored 24/7, it's a big deal. Don't get your hopes up DUers.... sorry to rain on everyone's parade.

Then again I COULD be wrong. :)

due to heart failure. One of these days, there not going to be able to save him. A pity, that.

...buildup of fluids in body cavity between lungs and rib tissues. He has had to be drained several times; last time he wound up in the hospital for two weeks with a chest drain attached for several days... they took off 13+kg of fluids...

ugh.

Ticker: Cheney having heart procedure

http://www.cnn.com/

Cheney's ticker is on the flicker.

tons of people have guessed this. cheney has to step down and the new pres is ushered into VP...

Ghouliani????

Please tell me "NO".... :shrug:

I believe that rule only applies if the President and VP leave office (in whatever fashion). Remember when Agnew resigned? Nixon appointed Ford.

doesn't that effectively eliminate the Chimp In Charge? :rofl:

Pelosi would only be next in line if there was a vacancy in both the offices of president and vice president at the same time. If there is a vacancy in the office of the vice president, Bush would choose someone and they would be confirmed by the Senate.

except for a brief period when shrub was being operated on.

On a more serious note, I don't think there is any constitutional reason why the Senate cannot refuse to approve any selection the vacancy's people make.

The current occupant of the White House would nominate someone to be vice president, and a majority of both houses of Congress would be required to confirm (Amendment XXV).

Interesting thought: if Congress could not reach agreement to confirm a nominee and the occupant had to nominate a succession of people, leaving the office of vice president vacant during the process, and then the occupant were to leave office in some way, then the Speaker of the House would become president.

Pelosi fills in in case of the Daily Double (one short of a trifecta) in which the President AND the Vice President are both unable to be President.

That having been said, in the case of Cheney's permanent incapacity, I would hope that at least 40 Senators decide that we really don't absolutely have to have a Vice President since there is indeed a line of succession in the Constitution that is fairly detailed and unambiguous. Thus, none of this "you have to confirm Jar Jar Binks as Veep right motherfucking now 9/11 9/11 Osama terrists ZOMFG..."

Not that I think that would happen. But what if?

Jeb08

WOW what an opportunity for Bush*..... to get full attention.......

I read this somewhere. I bet it's Guiliani. He's the most fascistic of them all.

This is an elaborate plan to fake Cheney's death so he can sneak off to Dubai. Not clear yet if he's got Lynne in his future, though. She may want to stay and terrorize the grandchildren.

or was it just a pacemaker?

is supposed to prevent irregular heartbeats, isn't it?

Perhaps he needs a battery replaced or something, although I thought he had that done recently as well.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3759194&mesg_id=3759194

Won't say if it is his EKG or a polygraph

my mom called to say it was a heart attack. I don't know why I ever believe her.

for all we know. The fact that there was a need to release information about it means it was serious.

Or maybe your mother is an optimist.

for the Nobel Peace Prize (unless it's another Rethug).

That he has been VERY low-profile of late and has for a while?

There is more to this than meets the eye.

.

before the election.

LOW PROFILE WHEN HE IS NECK DEEP IN SOME ILLEGAL SHIT.

... it gets rusty.

...the standard treatment starts with baby aspirin (81mg), proceeds through Coumadin (otherwise known as warfarin, which is rat poison. Appropo for our Shitstain Shoots-Guy-In-Face), and there is a procedure involving a stent, which moderates the flutter. Anyway one looks at it, Shitstain has a much more elevated chance of having a stroke. I'll stop there before I get the attention of Agent Stupid Incompetent.

(For those who care, I take aspirin and my cardio guy says he can barely find the flutter).

ago. But it was long enough that it is likely unrelated.

in a basso profundo voice: "Deeeeep Veined Thrombosis."

after all...Ken really isn't dead is he?

is manufactured by the same folk who brought us poisoned toys and pet food. I hope its battery was made in Iraq. I hope his kidneys do a Haliburton.

I like how you think!!

to be tried, I think we're safer if he's outa' here completely. The Impeachment process is slower than a snail and he is far too dangerous being around, in office or not.

Please oh please don't let this become another Ken Lay scenario.

and the irregular heartbeat was discovered, according to NPR.

Cheney does not go to the doctor, the doctor comes to him, at least for a cold. This story stinks to high heaven, I wonder what really happened.

for a bush named nominee that the dems wont have the balls to reject even though it will probably be Mr. 9/11.

to have an irregular heartbeat.

the manufacturer...NOW insert joke here. LOL

Who knew?

That helps with a much more serious type of irregularity, which happens in the lower part of the heart. That can cause instant death.

Pacemakers help with atrial fibrillation, which affects the upper part of the heart.

I have atrial fib, due to my Grave's Disease. Overactive thyroids often cause irregular heartbeats. Mine is not quite as bad as it was, because I am on meds, and I had my thyroid killed with radioactivity. I may still need a pacemaker, though. Quite often, episodes of atrial fib correct themselves. But if they persist long enough, they are harder for the heart to correct on its own. And if Cheney starts warfarin, he may be on it for life. I take that, too. Often, doctors keep patients on it forever, just to avert the risk of blood clots.

Don't get your hopes up too much. If atrial fib really is his problem, he will be around for awhile. I wonder if they are telling us the truth, though. They might be feeding us that story just because so many people are familiar with atrial fib and they know it is common and not terribly serious.

Source: CBS News website

Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, experienced an irregular heartbeat Monday and will be evaluated at George Washington University Hospital.

The condition was detected when Cheney was seen by doctors for a lingering cough from a cold.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/26/national/main3540363.shtml

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This presupposes that he has a heart...........

Hmmmmm?


MKJ

he's the one.

I have nothing good to say, so I'll put a ticker-lock on it!

Frankly I'd rather see him in chains than dead. The problem with speaking ill of the dead is that they can't hear you.

--IMM

If you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all.

I don't have a problem with speaking ill of the dead. Words can't hurt you when you're alive, they are much less harmful when dead. I plan on breaking out in spontaneous partying when the blessed day arrives!

:P

damn thing has started beating again.

Someone reengage the cardiosuppressor, and kick on the autopump!

And don't forget to flush the nutritive slurry in his veins.

his defibrillator. People with those things describe it like getting kicked in the chest by a draft horse. Chances are they'll up all his drugs that we're paying for and that'll be the end of it.

I want him alive and well when he stands trial at The Hague.

The change couldn't wait much longer. Oh boy, Jeb is getting Air Force 2 for Christmas. A present from his brother. Maybe now, Bush 41 wont cry for the cameras when he speaks of "poor" Jeb.

He'll probably join Halliburton in Dubai for the New Year.

And the KGB guy is way out in front of him on that move.

Must..........refrain..........from...........saying.........how...........I............really............feel....

:rofl:

I hate these 'bite your tongue' moments - or bite your fingers before they type what I'm really thinking.

(Which is 'Wishing you all the best, Mr. VP!) :sarcasm:

Mz Pip
:dem:

if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. (And my Grandma would have had some choice words for this guy.)

...so he can stand trial for war crimes!

What you pray for however, is up to you! }(

I've been shooting out negative vibes directed at snarlin dicK for days, I've been thinking that even if he is evil incarnate he has to roll snake eyes sometime.
He doesn't have a pacemaker it's a defibrillator it's supposed to shock the living hell out of you and hurt like a mother when it goes off. Hopefully it's went off several times.

They'll make it illegal to emit negative vibes if you aren't careful! :yoiks:

because I want him to have a long life in solitary confinement, with very loud music and extremely bright lights. Maybe even a snarling dog or two, along with some rushing water. He deserves the very best.

Only difference is I hope he has a cell mate that can be his friend.

W

He should be assigned to work at McDonald's counter for minimum wage for the rest of his life.

"Get Well Soon" Mr. Cheney.

I have nothing nice to say therefore I'll STFU.

making a charitable donation to a food bank for the Holidays and his heart stopped for a second.

n/t

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I heard he was going to be getting some kind of electric shot to his heart, is that correct?

DAMN!!!

and told everyone to stop the jokes and the ill wishes. Amazing!

(I would like him to get well so that I can see his ass in jail someday)

I suppose it is irregular to be walking around without a heart though, so I guess you might be able to consider no heartbeat in a living being to be irregular.

Everyone who walks through that door makes my day. Some by coming in and some by going out. Think of it as the door of life.

Bye, bye, dick.

he was impeached. They could fake his death and claim to cremate his body, and all the while he'd be living it up in Dubai.

Bet he sounds like an old edsel. "Put, put, put putputpu-put BANG BANG cough wheeeeeze pu-pu-puuuuuuuh BANG put"

May he continue and have a long life, full of life's attendant ailments.

The markets dropped like rocks again, and the news is not good. Nor is it going to be, for a long time.

his 400,000 shares of Halliburton doing?

And George can appoint Rudy to take his place.

.... way too easy.

WOOT!!!

:evilgrin:

That there's actually a heart in there.

And yet this evil fucker gets appropriate treatment and lives.

This, in a nutshell, is why we need universal health coverage.

And Condi to become VP....