You Magnificent Bastard...
Posted on 12/22/2015 6:17:37 PM PST by Jim Robinson
What if Trump wins the presidency with Cruz as VP and they make the VP sideline job of President of the Senate a REAL job? For example, what if they make Cruz the real boss of the senate and bump McConnell down a peg or two?
yeah... not going to happen... He’ll be too busy being President of the United States. ; )
Yes, after 8 years as Vice-President. :-D
A great thought, but bump McConnell down about 5 pegs.
Lyndon Johnson thought that was going to happen when he was elected VP with Kennedy in 1960. He got a rude awakening on the first day of the new Congress in 1961.
AG..........
Pick a Jim Webb type ? A psycho, left-wing violent nutjob who wrote kiddie porn ?
Can a Vice President take his proper role as “The” Senate President? Or, is the VP always relegated to second fiddle to the President Pro Tempore?
AG first...then USSC when an opening comes along.
Afraid so. We will see.
At least until Ruth Bader calls it’s QUITS.
I don’t believe Cruz would not accept VP slot. Career killer. Besides Trump would have a better ticket with anyone else.
That’s because LBJ’s presence in the Senate was superfluous with a huge Dem 65-35 majority. In a Senate with a closer margin, Cruz would be far more influential.
That would be great!
Good question. My initial thought was that the power of the VP wrt the Senate is that he or she only has the power to cast tie-breaking votes. I’m not sure.
I predict that if Trump wins the nomination he will not select Cruz as his running mate. Instead, Cruz will be offered AG.
Trump:Executive
imho
I actually brought that up in a conversation awhile back.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3321469/posts?page=10#10
Imagine what a constitutional scholar as Senate President could get accomplished....
The schadenfreude would be delicious!
I would slake my thirst with the tears of Mitch McConnel and Lindsey Graham.
Yes.
It’s happening.
No matter how it breaks down,
With Trump or Cruz both McConnell and Ryan will be kicked out of leadership.
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