President Palin? 30 Percent Of VPs Take Over Top Spot

Washington Independent:

Despite Vice President John Nance Garner's notorious description that the vice-presidency as not worth a pitcher of warm spit," the fact is that the office, and who holds it, matter enormously.

That was true in Garner's time and even more so today. Nine vice-presidents before him had advanced to the presidency, six by succeeding a deceased president.

Five more men have been added to that list since Garner's day, three because of the death or resignation of the elected president.

Read the whole story: Washington Independent

Comments

[Sumocat]

30% is pretty good odds, but I think the percentage for failed VP candidates would be more relevant.

[pennsykid2000]

Palindrome: Short for “Palin Syndrome”, making statements that are as nonsensical read forwards as backwards.

http://www.therezidue.com/2008/09/sarah-palins-bad-disney-movie.html

[LemonMeringue]

That someone is running for VP and there is even a QUESTION about her qualifications is a travesty.

There are thousands of people better qualified in this country and McCain picks her. Country last.

[MissKaren]

I say leave Palin's kids out of this. That's low ball and ugly.

As far as Palin herself, everything is up for discussion. The chance that she could be POTUS should scare the living daylights out of every American soul.

[whatt]

I think if mcbush wins in november, we will see palin after several months in the vp spot go for the gold of the pres.spot, she will start out dropping a few statements about how mcbush is slipping in his mind, he can't remember things, she is having to cover for him and before you know it the msm will be all over this and mrs palin will be the pres. Watch and see, she will not only throw him under the bus, she will drive over him again and again.

[fignozzle]

may it NEVER be!

[AbelDanger]

Sarah Palin could be the biggest threat this country has ever seen. A wise man said that America would never be brought down by foreign enemies, but instead would rot from within. She is a harbinger of doom for the American way of life.

[ricitizen]

I am passing this on from another post. It will make you even more proud of this country.

Andrew Sullivan writes and posts this amazing video. Please watch:

A pretty amazing speech by the AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka. To see a white union man take on racism this way is very moving. Something truly profound could happen in this election, if we want it to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QIGJTHdH50

[toochie50]

Yes wouldn't you have figured they are home-schooled with their backwoods attitudes about everything else? I personally think this girl is pregnant too - i thought it was the older one in fact but knew that something looked a bit different about her face and she was shorter but she looks prego!

[LemonMeringue]

Where are Sarah Palin's medical records? What is she hiding? I think we all know.

[jimgilliamv2]

Palin met her future husband in high school. Went to five schools in six years. After graduation, eloped after she got pregnant and had her first child 8 months later. Was that the first time she got pregnant?

[kmac23va]

Glad to see those stats worked through. The one stat they didn't mention was VPs who became president in their own right when the president they served left office normally (immediate succession). That number is like 4, with all by Bush 41 pre-Civil War. Nixon only would've counted on my list if he'd won in 1960. So the odds of Palin winning her own term if McCain leaves office of his own accord (doesn't run for a second term or wins two terms and serves the whole time) is less than 10%.

[DMHendrix]

Question: Palin's 14 year old daughter that has been with her on the campaign trail....w­hy isn't that kid in school? She should be in 9th grade right? Are they home schooled or what because she is the only one you see with her anymore.

Just wondering.

[KillTheMessenger]

Public school... creationis­m... public school... creationis­m... I think therein lies your answer.