Opinion
Riddle of vice presidents and the elusive throne
Posted Saturday, August 30 2008 at 18:44
In Summary
- The choice of V-P is often of strategic importance to the president.
- 65-year-old Joe Biden is meant to address and redress the displeasing issue of Obama’s inexperience.
- Because the Republican running mate is a woman, she could help McCain become President by attracting and winning over the estimated 13 million women who wanted Democrat Hillary Clinton to be President.
American Vice-President Adam was so frustrated by the job, he said he was in office but not in power! How apt.
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If Biden is meant to buttress Obama on foreign affairs, then perhaps Obama is unfit to govern. Were Carter, Reagan, Bush, or even Clinton masters of foreign affairs when they became Chief?
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Just a small correction Kwendo: You say if Cheney were to run for presidency he would be hammered by the Democrats for all of Bush’s failures? You know what...the Democrats would be right. Dick is not a spectator in White House, he calls the shots and is a busy guy in the administration... tough and totally unlike most sitting veeps waiting in the wings for their bosses to become incapacitated.
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The VP in America is a heartbeat from the presidency. the constitution of the United States says if the president dies or is incapacitated the VP becomes president (real, not acting) for the remaining time of the the term- even if the affected president had served only a month or a day as president. In the past VPs in the US (and Kenya) have become president without going through an election. Which tells you it is not a joke to choose your running mate.
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