Many of the Founding Fathers fought against creating the Vice Presidency in the first place, and since then, party bosses have regarded it as a political graveyard. The system has produced some worthy Vice President s, but at best, its a compromise, and at worst, its a game of roulette with the nations destiny. Ben franklin, when the constitution was written, said we should refer to the Vice President and his superfluous excellen excellency. I always think of John Nance Garner and his quote that it wasnt worth a bucket of warm spit, and thats cleaning up what he said. If you ask the American People what does the Vice President do, i think youd probably get a shrug of the shoulders. You might even be asked who is the Vice President . Lets do it. I think when we were formed as a nation and the constitution was shaped, not an awful lot of thought was given to the Vice Presidency. The office as a general proposition, if you look back over the last 200 and some years, was described in all k
We as a nation spend the best part of the year selecting our president. Many of the Founding Fathers fought against creating the Vice Presidency in the first place. Since then, party bosses have recorded it as a political graveyard. The system has produced some worthy Vice President s. At best, its a compromise. At worst, its a game of roulette with the nations destiny. Ben franklin, when the constitution was written, said we should refer to the Vice President as his superfulous excellency. I think the quote that wasnt worth a bucket of warm spit. What does the Vice President do . You would get a shrug of the shoulders. People would be asked, who is the Vice President . Lets do it. I think when we formed this nation and the constitution was shaped, not an awful lot of thought was given to the Vice Presidency. The office as a general proposition, if you look back over the last 200 and some years, was described in all kinds of ways, most of which meant inconsequential. One Vice President
Best part of a year selecting our president. Many of the Founding Fathers fought against creating the Vice Presidency in the first place, and since then, party bosses have regarded it as a political graveyard. The system has produced some worthy Vice President s, but at best, its a compromise, and at worst, its a game of roulette with the nations destiny. Ben franklin when the constitution was written said we should refer to the Vice President as a superfluous excellencely. I always think of John Nance Garner and his quote that it wasnt worth a bucket of warm spit, and thats cleaning up what he said. If you ask the American People what does the Vice President do . I think you would probably get a shrug of the shoulders. You might even be asked who is the Vice President . Lets do it. I think when we were formed as a nation and the constitution was shaped, not an awful lot of thought was given to the Vice Presidency. The office as a general proposition, if you look back over the last 200
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