PARIS, August 29, 2007 (LPAC)--The Aug. 27 issue of Le Figaro has a major article by Washington correspondent Philippe Gélie on the mounting pressure on Cheney to resign. Entitled, "Dick Cheney, A Controversial Vice-President," the article has a big picture of Bush and Cheney, with a caption: "Dick Cheney has become a millstone around Bush's neck. At his lowest in the polls, he is often designated as the 'worst vice president in the history' of the United States."

The kicker reads: "After the resignation of Karl Rove, the main advisor to the president, pressure is mounting in Washington against the powerful number two in the executive. A year before the Presidential elections, the sulfurous accomplishments of Richard Cheney, 66 years old, embarrass the Republicans and stimulates the Democrats. Will the 46th vice president of the United States finish his second term at George Bush's side?" The article reports on all accusations voiced against Cheney, including his attempt to put himself "above the law," rejecting any oversight of his activities, which prompted the Senate to refuse to authorize the $4.5 million budget for the Vice President's Office. "His paws are identifiable in all the coups and presidential fiascos." Gelie quotes a recent article by Sally Quinn, whose husband was the Washington Post Editor during Watergate, "The big question among the Republicans today is how to get rid of Dick Cheney. He is perceived as toxic."

Gelie continues, "Some Democrats are willing to help them out. In May, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (Ohio) and Democratic Presidential pre-candidate, filed a resolution in the House aimed at opening impeachment proceedings against the Vice-President. A half-dozen [sic] Congressmen have co-sponsored his initiative.... Other left-wing editorialists have taken up their pen in support. According to Cenk Uygur in Politico, the simple threat of impeachment could force him to resign."

The article concludes by quoting major press: "He is the enemy within," says Newsweek, referring to the widely used Marine Corps Oath to defend the Constitution from "enemies foreign and domestic"; "he has privatized the office of the vice president," says the New York Times. Former Reagan official and well-known conservative Bruce Fein remarked, "The irony is that the President finds himself with less power than he would have had had Cheney and he not had so many extravagant and monarchical pretenses." Figaro ends that "logic would dictate the circuit breaker be thrown: In order to revive his Presidency, some conservatives are suggesting that Bush replace Cheney by a candidate to his succession, for instance Fred Thompson. It's not likely: without his mentor, would Bush even be capable of governing America?"