Is Robert Novak still using the felonious Valerie Plame leaker? How much do you want to bet that the "administration insiders" who told Robert Novak this:
In response to reports circulating in high-level business circles that he may be dumped from the ticket, administration insiders say Dick Cheney definitely will be retained as vice president in 2004.
Critics of President Bush's military intervention in Iraq contend that the vice president led him on an ill-advised course. However, Cheney still has the confidence of the president and is a favorite of Republican activists around the country.
Apart from Bush's relying heavily on Cheney, administration sources say there is another strong reason for not dumping the vice president next year. Cheney, who will be age 63 in 2004, is not a prospect for president in 2008. Any replacement would be considered the anointed heir to Bush, and the president does not want to pick his successor now.
Are the same two "senior administration officials," who leaked Valerie Plame's name??
Full Novak column: http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak09.html