Palin Claims The Vice President Is âIn Charge Of The U.S. Senateâ» Yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sat for an interview with KUSA, an NBC affiliate in Colorado. In response to a question sent to the network by a third grader at a local elementary school about what the Vice President does, Palin erroneously argued that the Vice President is âin charge of the United States Senateâ: Q: Brandon Garcia wants to know, âWhat does the Vice President do?â PALIN: Thatâs something that Piper would ask me! ⦠[T]heyâre in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom. Indeed, while Palin suggests that questions about what the Vice President does is something only her daughter Piper would ask, Palin herself asked this very question on national television in July. Apparently, she still hasnât learned the correct answer. Article I of the Constitution establishes an exceptionally limited role for the Vice President â giving the office holder a vote only when the Senate is âequally dividedâ: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. Moreover, the U.S. Senate website explains that the modern role of Vice Presidents has been to preside over the Senate âonly on ceremonial occasions.â ThinkProgress contacted Senior Assistant Paliamentarian Peter Robinson, who also disputed Palinâs characterization of the Vice Presidentâs role: In modern practice the Vice President doesnât really control the Senate. ⦠If anyone has a responsibility to try to govern the Senate, itâs the responsibility of the two leaders. Watch Palinâs interview below (exchange 0:45 from the end): http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/21/palin-vp-senate/
WOW I don't blame her, she is a nice lady. It's that stupid fuck who pushed her to the sharks knowing very well that she doesn't qualify as vice president.
Zzzzzz You're not worried are you? Barry is leading in every poll. Tell your mommy to remove all sharp objects from your basement lair, and then make sure she locks the medicine cabinet, just in case some of those undecided voters turn out to be racists and The One loses.
Obama's mistake was not selecting Tyra as his running mate. I've seen her on tv and she can solve a lot of problems.