Thin candy coating of incumbency

TBogg talking about Cheney's probable departure within a year or so

Having spent the last six years calling the shots with his best buddy Don, one wonders how long Dick is going to stick around and when, after enough time has passed so that it doesn't appear he is cutting and running, he will have a "health crisis" that will dictate his retirement.

My guess is next summer handing his replacement the thin-candy coating of incumbency without the stink of the previous six plus years...