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When George Bush Sr.was elected president, Dick Cheney was madeSecretary of Defense, sixth in line to the presidency. And after a few years, it was Dick's turn to run for president. So they decided to dosome early polling numbers. Uh-huh. Guess that's it. We can movethose numbers. Just... go after the welfare state, - regulations, government waste.- It'll be war. No. I, uh... I can't put Mary through that. Every primary opponentwill go after her
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When George Bush Sr was elected president
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Dick Cheney was made Secretary of Defense
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sixth in line to the presidency
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And after a few years
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it was Dick's turn to run for president
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So they decided to do some early polling numbers
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Uh huh Guess that's it
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We can move those numbers Just
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go after the welfare state
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regulations government waste It'll be war
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No
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I uh
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I can't put Mary through that
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Every primary opponent will go after her
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George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.