Cheney and the new importance/power of being VP . . . .

[defendandprotect]

First -- we've had a number of successions -- LBJ vs JFK -- in what was a planned coup --

Truman dropping bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki --

And a near succession of Bush 1 vs Reagan . . . tho Reagan survived.

Being VP makes candidates more viable--?? Nixon was disappointed; rejected for JFK.
But Bush 1 made it.

And, Cheney has used the VP office to act as president, it seems --

Nixon's Agnew, of course, resigned -- guilty of graft -- to make way for an unelected Ford Vice Presidency and shortly thereafter, an unelected Ford presidency.

Personally, I think we'd be better off ridding ourselves of the VP office --
and simply letting the Majority leader in Senate take over until there are new elections.
One month would be sufficient, I think.

Otherwise, let's ELECT the VP -- with separate campaigns for VP -- and not let the candidates pick their running mates.

I think within the VP has lain a lot of mischief --

[peacetalksforall]

1. What we have to worry about is the secret plan they have in the

event of what they claim is an attack or event. They are going to break the rules on that one - count on it. The plan probably has George on vacation in Crawford - grounded, even from fund raising. Then it's Cheney - and Cabinet members and military brass are going to take over - (all under Bolten and Ledeen?).

[RB TexLa]

2. I like it much better during Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton when the VP was known as"what's his name"