Funny, I read a speculation on Freep about the Democratic plan for picking someone like Biden.
If he hurts the campaign, they can pull him on health reasons and put in Hillary (negating the Palin advantage).
If Obama/Biden is elected and Biden is incapacitated (more than he is now), PELOSI BECOMES VP!!!!!!!!!
Scary, isn’t it.
Wait a minute. If Obama / Biden are elected, and then Biden resigns due to health, Obama would nominate a new vice-president at that time. It wouldn’t automatically be Nancy Pelosi. She might want to stay as Speaker of the House rather than become VP. Obama could choose her but he isn’t required to.
The Speaker of the House is 3rd in line for the presidency but does not automatically move up in the event those ahead of her don’t fill out their terms of office.