[David]

"Joe Biden might be the next POTUS by Monday evening."

Under the 20th Amendment, when Congress has designated a person who is not eligible to hold the office President, the eligible person who has been certified elected as Vice President shall serve as "Acting President".

An Acting President does not, under the Constitution, succeed to the position of President in the event the ineligible person ceases to serve. Instead, the Amendment provides a method for designating an eligible person to serve as President.

Joe might get it by a back door route. If it happens before the existing session of Congress dissolves, it's likely to be either Mrs. Clinton or Nancy. After the 212th Session is installed, it is not clear.

[LucyT]

Check out # 159.

[Thanks, David.]

[TWhiteBear]

Interesting and unexpected that both SecTreas Geithner and Special Envoy Holbrooke have checked into hospitals today.
Maybe they want to beat the rush.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/12/10/Geithner-hospitalized-with-kidney-stone/UPI-48011292009751/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/10/envoy-holbrooke-hospitalized-taking-ill/

Anymore big players suddenly off the field today??
TWB

[bgill]

I don’t know what I’d rather have Hussein than Nancy.

Excuse me while I go soak my typing fingers in acid...

[thouworm]

"when Congress has designated a person who is not eligible to hold the office President,"

What is the case (law?) if POTUS merely resigns?