I wouldn't call it a "push" until he starts picking up wins. An angle, yes, but not a push (yet, anyway).
What's his timeframe? 1 year? 2? This summer? Why not try to make as much money off him as possible before he retires? Plus, you can use his retiring to put someone else over. You don't have to make him the top guy on Raw, but he should at least be a strong mid-to-upper card guy, rather than directionless midcarder.
Realistically, I can't see Taker or HBK hanging around much longer than a couple years. Does that mean they shouldn't get any meaningful pushes? Hell, 1 wrong bump and HBK's back could go out, but that hasn't stopped them from making him the #1 face on Raw.
Where'd you hear that? I thought the plan was Benoit/HHH/HBK match for WM.
But they're still directionless. Le Res, Helms/Rosey, Venis/Storm, Cade/Jindrak are all doing nothing much. Only the Dudz and Flair/Batista are really doing much in the tag scene.