[Oatka]

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a sitting vice president,” added Matthew

I'd be interested to have Matthew how his life was enhanced by that moment. A tingle in the leg perhaps?

There's supposed to be an odd tombstone in Massachusetts that reads:
Here lie the bodies of James and John Jones.
One went to sea
The other became Vice President
Neither were ever heard from again

[sthguard]

Heck, a few weeks ago Zero gave a stump speech about a mile from my apartment, and a couple of my friends were all a-twitter about getting to see the president. I made plans to be elsewhere that day!

[Verginius Rufus]

Joe Biden would be doing the country a service if he were to model his Vice Presidency on that of Alexander Throttlebottom.

I never realized it was such a big deal to see a sitting Vice President. I've seen two men who at the time were former Vice Presidents (Nixon, G.H.W. Bush) and one who was a future Vice President (Cheney), but none who was in office at the time.