Instant Obama, a formula for lame ducks

Sometime between now and January 20, even the lame-duck Bush administration may conclude that a deteriorating economic situation needs extreme measures--such as an immediate transfer of power to the president elect. This is very simple under the U.S. Constitution's 25th Amendment:

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

and can be done in a day if Congress is in session:

9am:     Vice-President Cheney resigns.

10am:    President Bush appoints Barack Obama as the new Vice.

11am:    House and Senate concur.

12noon: President Bush resigns.

1pm:     VP Obama sworn in as the 44th President of the US.

2pm:     President Obama appoints Joseph Biden as the new VP.

3pm:     Congress concurs.

4pm:     Obama cabinet appointments announced, sent to Senate.