Saturday, November 02, 2024

A Heartbeat Away

Since the end of WWII the office of the VP of the United States has taken on more of a role other than the two primary functions outlined in the Constitution.  Those two functions are to a) ascend to the presidency upon the death of the president and b) to be the presiding officer of the Senate and to vote only to break a tie.

Who the VP is has become more important over the years.  Truman ascended when FDR died.  Eisenhower gave Nixon more duties to perform, especially in view of his multiple coronary problems.  LBJ ascended when JFK was assassinated.  Reagan almost bought the big one.  Action, IMHO, under the 25th Amendment needed to be considered for Biden.  Trump, though not currently in office, has actually survived two assassination attempts.

So, that begs the question.  Do you really want Walz as VP?  What a dumba$$.

At a rally the other day he started to name off unions that endorsed Harris.  He named the Teamsters.  Heck, they didn't endorse anybody, especially since internal polling showed that 60% of their members want Trump.  He named the UAW.  They did endorse Harris, but their executive committee seems to be at odds with their rank and file.  Is he really qualified to fill in if needed?  I could go on and on about his shortcomings. IMHO, no way would he be qualified to sit in the Oval Office.

More good reasons to pull the  lever for Trump/Vance.

Sidebar:  105 days since her "nomination" or is it "coronation" and Harris still has not had a formal press conference.  She can't handle it.