Posted on 08/06/2012 6:43:11 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Joe Biden is taking another week off.
According to his official White House schedule, "The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will be in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. There are no public events scheduled." Just one month ago, Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, took the week of July 4 to vacation. That vacation was also spent at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Biden's second week-long vacation in as many months is likely to fuel speculation that President Barack Obama is considering dropping the veteran politician from the ticket this election. Biden's frequent errors and gaffes in office and on the campaign trail have been the source of much consternation for the Obama administration, and have resulted in strong calls for Biden to be dropped from the ticket.
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I think it would change the political landscape in ways we can’t even imagine.
I’ll bet on Hillary. Bill wants back in the White House... and Hillary can bring in the ‘Bill’ vote. Bill was making moves like he could ‘help’ or ‘hurt’ Obama - that was the tease...
Seeings as how the VPOTUS is almost worthless - it would make the VPOTUS even more worthless.
Currently the VPOTUS serves as a back up man to the POTUS as far as fund raising and ideology - speech making - the ‘bully pulpit’ and whatnot.
If the VPOTUS was separated from the POTUS it would ONLY have the Constitutionally mandated role - which absent the inability of the POTUS to serve - is almost NOTHING - as a tie breaking vote in the Senate is an almost negligible power, and being “President” of the Senate is purely a formality.
Anyone trusted with the power of the POTUS should, Constitutionally - also be trusted with selecting an ideologically aligned and eligible successor.
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