“Can you imagine what the Republicans would be doing to a Democratic president who was a CEO of a company that now has gotten billions of dollars worth of contracts — no-bid contracts — without competition?” Costello, D-Belleville, was quoted as saying.

“There would be hearings day after day. And my prediction to you is that you will see in this session of Congress …, there will not only be hearings, but I think there ought to be impeachment hearings.”

So far, Haliburton has earned more than $2 billion from the war contracts.

Cheney headed Haliburton from 1995 to 2000, when he quit to become George W. Bush’s running mate.