Cheney takes command of the Oval Office

You may not have known this – I didn’t – but VPOTUS Dick Cheney took over the powers of the US Presidency over the weekend for 2 1/2 hours.
Luckily no one was bombed while President George W. Bush was under sedation for a routine medical procedure (colonoscopy I think).
Cheney spent his time as POTUS in the small bayside town of St. Michaels, Md.
NPR has a great story on the changing of guard early Saturday morning.
This is the second time Cheney has assumed the role of President. The first was on June 29, 2002.
The only other VPOTUS to do so was George H. W. Bush under Ronald Reagan’s term as POTUS.
Bush Sr. took the reigns from Reagan on July 13, 1985 when President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
Oh and don’t forget – Democratic President Josiah Bartlett gave up control of the Oval Office to Republican Speaker of the House Glen Allen Walken during the first few episodes of season five of The West Wing. Bartlett relived himself of power to the opposing party after his daughter was kidnapped and his VP had resigned due to an affair had while in office.