Is he the best man for the job? Have Cheneys past business dealings made him a liability?
Republican strategist Charlie Black and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon step into the “Crossfire” with hosts Paul Begala and Robert Novak to debate a Bush-Cheney ticket in 2004. BEGALA: He can hide, but can he run? Dick Cheney’s been spending most of the last few months in hiding, not from terrorists, but from reporters who want to ask him tough questions about his tenure at Halliburton, now the subject of an investigation by the Bush-Cheney Securities and Exchange Commission. Yesterday he had to remind a crowd that, yes, he might be able to run for re-election. We’re discussing the vice president’s job performance with Republican consultant Charlie Black and Democratic consultant Steve McMahon. NOVAK: Steve McMahon, one thing that Dick Cheney has that his predecessor, as vice president, Mr. Gore had, is a — didn’t have — is a sense of humor. And let’s listen to something he said yesterday at the Commonwealth Club. (Videotape begins) CHENEY: When I get on the elevator there’s a g
