Bush will have colonoscopy

'The president has had no symptoms,' Snow says before Saturday procedure

BREAKING NEWS
The Associated Press
Updated: 11:40 a.m. CT July 20, 2007
WASHINGTON President Bush will undergo a routine colonoscopy Saturday and temporarily hand presidential powers over to Vice President Dick Cheney, the White House said.

Press secretary Tony Snow told reporters Friday that Bush will have the procedure done at his Camp David, Md., mountaintop retreat.
He last underwent colorectal cancer surveillance on June 29, 2002.
"As reported at the time and in subsequent physical exams, absent any symptoms, the president's doctor recommended repeat surveillance in approximately five years," Snow said. "The president has had no symptoms."


The big question:

Can we trust Cheney to give the powers back?

Secondary question:

Isn't this a step down for Cheney?

John