Can it be?

Check this out:
"Sparked by today's Washington Post story that suggests Vice President Cheney's office is involved in the Plame-CIA spy link investigation, government officials and advisers passed around rumors that the vice president might step aside and that President Bush would elevate Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice."

While an elevation of Condi wouldn't be much improvement, at least it's possible to remove the big evil robot from the White house.