Actually... Walter Mondale redefined the role of VP, not all that long ago, but some time ago now.
As for "making Law", it takes them doing a good Job as VP before the American people give them that Job. On Sep 8, 4:14 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you England. <yawn> Just so you know - the VP is a lot like the Queen > of England... she doesn't do much (Cheney is an exception). The VP's > beliefs (or stance) do not make law nor do they necessarily dictate policy. > If the VP's beliefs made law we can only imagine what Al Gore would have > done to this country. LOL > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "creusa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:43 AM > Subject: Re: Sarah Palin > > What on earth is WRONG with you all in the US? Have you all lost any > understanding of moderation and commn sense? Is this how people from > Planet Belch think? > > She is a fundamentalist extremist...and I find it highly amusing (if > it were not so tragic) that those in this forum who dislike > fundamental extremism in in other cultures is actually supporting it > in your own. > > Are you going to tell me that someone who objects to abortion even in > cases of rape or incest is balanced????? That believing that evolution > doesn't happen is balanced and open minded enough to possibly run the > country? > > And who knows much of anything about her stance on the handling of the > economy, (kind of important right now...) capital punishment (I'll bet > I can make a good guess at this one...) or oil exploration? How about > international diplomacy or her bias concerning other countries? > > Where in God's name have you all left your good sense?? > > creusa > > On Sep 8, 6:42 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Libertarians Voting for the Republican Ticket?!?!?!?!?!? > > > Something tells me Obama is in some serioous trouble now... > > > How long before he dump Biden and BEGS Hillary to be his VP?!?!?!?!? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Sep 7, 9:19 pm, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sarah Palinby Walter Block > > > No one who has anything nice to say about Ron Paul can be all bad. Sarah > > > Palin has said nice things about Ron Paul > > > (seehere,here,here,hereandhere). Ergo, therefore, as a result, it cannot > > > be denied, it logically follows, Sarah Palin cannot be all bad. That is, > > > she cannot be all badno matter what elseshe is guilty of (within reason > > > of course.) > > > So, what are the criticisms of her? > > > First and foremost, she is accused of not having enough experience. I > > > admit it! She does not have enough experience. Enough experience, that > > > is, to become emperor of the world. Yes, John McCain, Barack Obama and > > > Joe Biden do seek this post of planetary domination, now held by George > > > Bush. That is, these three show every evidence of wanting to continue > > > the U.S. role as hegemon of the entire globe. Now, it may well be that > > > Palin will in future be seduced into this sort of ambition. But, at > > > least as ofright now, there is little or no evidence of it (apart from > > > some pro-war sentiment). Of the four presidential and vice presidential > > > candidates, her present experience shows theleastdesire to rule the > > > world. So, her "lack of experience" is a good thing, not a bad one. > > > Does she have enough "experience" to be president of a country with a > > > limited government, and no aspiration to be world dictator? Of course > > > she does. And, again, she hasmoreexperience in this regard than either > > > McCain, Obama or Biden. She, alone of the four of them, has > > > hadexecutiveexperience as the Governor of the great state of Alaska, > > > while the other three have been whiling their way in a relatively > > > unimportant institution, in this era of presidential power. So, don’t > > > talk to me about experience, as a critique of this lady. > > > Second, it is said that with five children, she has too many other > > > obligations to take on the role of vice president. Give me a break. She > > > can’t vote in the senate when there is a tie? C’mon! This charge > > > emanates from left-wing feminists, of course. Suppose Hillary were to > > > have had five children the ages of Sarah’s. Would the legions of her > > > supporters be making this case with regard to Mrs. Clinton? To ask this > > > is to answer it. In that case, Hillary’s ascendency would only serve as > > > evidence that "You can have it all." The hypocrisy of these "feminists" > > > stinks to the high heavens. They do not support the idea ofwomenbreaking > > > through the so-called glass ceiling. Rather, they favorleft-wing > > > socialist femalesbeing given positions of authority and responsibility. > > > This is something very different. It is a rare occasion that these > > > feminists have been caught with their contradictions so much in the > > > public eye. All those sick and tired of these harridans ought to thank > > > Sarah for this one boon alone. > > > Third, a criticism made by some libertarians is that her adherence to > > > our principles is only skin deep; she has raised some taxes, considered > > > banning some books from libraries, engaged in public-private ventures > > > regarding oil pipelines, she is altogether too friendly to US foreign > > > aggression. Yes, yes, she is no libertarian, certainly not of the purist > > > variety. She is no Ron Paul. But, a little context here, please. > > > Compared to McCain, Obama and Biden, she is a veritable Murray N. > > > Rothbard. What about matching her up against all the other 49 governors? > > > Well, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is not all bad as far as these things > > > go, and there might be another half dozen of this breed, mainly in the > > > poorly populated states west of the Mississippi, but surely Sarah Palin > > > fits comfortably into this category. According tothis source, tax > > > freedom day arrives earliest in Alaska, of all 50 states. Not too > > > shabby, at least in this context. She favors drilling in theANWR, and > > > that alone is worth the price of admission. > > > Another critique emanating from this quarter is that even if Sarah isn’t > > > all that bad in terms of libertarianism, at least compared to her peers, > > > as soon as she goes to Washington D.C. as Vice President, she will "grow > > > in office" and become more acceptable to socialists such as those who > > > plague theNew York Times,Newsweek, NBC and the other major media > > > outlets. Well, yes, I suppose, this could happen. But, again, let us not > > > lose sight of context. This hasalreadytaken place for the likes of > > > McCain, Obama and Biden, who have been located in the beltway for many, > > > many years. And, yes, there are indeed "libertarian" think tanks now > > > located inside the beltway whose adherence to this philosophy has, > > > sadly, deteriorated in the last little while. But there is > > > nonecessitythat this disease will afflict Sarah. Indeed, there are > > > groups, organizations and people who serve as counterexamples, and > > > illustrate the concept of free will. Exhibit "A" is of course Ron Paul. > > > He has been a denizen of Washington D.C. for decades now, and shows no > > > signs of yielding to this affliction. George Ayittey is as strong a > > > supporter of the free society as he was when he first became a professor > > > of economics at American University many years ago. Tom DiLorenzo is > > > located near the beltway in Baltimore, and is second to none in his > > > adherence of libertarianism. Then, too, there are a whole host of > > > libertarians on the faculty of nearby George Mason University. The Mises > > > Institute itself, bastion of liberty and world headquarters of the > > > Austro-libertarian movement, was for a time located in the DC environs. > > > They departed, but not at all out of fear of compromising with the > > > principles of freedom. > > > Now that we have dealt with the spurious criticisms, what are the > > > benefits of the Palin candidacy? > > > First and foremost, just sit back and relax for a moment, and consider > > > this scenario. The McCain (ugh!) – Palin (whoop-di-do) ticket is elected > > > in November. The duffer kicks the bucket after a heart attack in early > > > 2009, and our girl is now President of these here United States. Who > > > does she choose as Vice President? Why, a certain Congressman from > > > Texas. I’m not at liberty to reveal his name at the present time, but I’ll > > > give you a hint: he is widely known by both friends and enemies as "Dr. > > > No." Double whoop-di-do, say I. No, quadruple. Unlikely? Yes. But > > > politicallyimpossible? No. > > > Did you notice how Sarah is widely referred to, when in formal mode? > > > Yes, asMrs.Palin, notMs.Palin. Isn’t that wonderful? Doesn’t that really > > > stick it to the socialist feminists? Yes, indeedy do. And, there is no > > > group that more deserves such a come-uppance than they. They have long > > > striven to stuff this horrid bit of nomenclature (seehere) down our > > > collective throats, and, on all too many occasions have succeeded. It is > > > time, it is long past time, that we jettison this insufferable > > > politically correct attack on traditional gender distinction. > > > She delivers a hugely deserved kick in the teeth to those limousine > > > liberals who infest both east and west coasts of our country. I’m > > > talking about the intellectual-academic-cultural "elites" who dismiss > > > the rest of the populace as inhabiting "fly over" country. Here is a > > > rifle toting, moose killing, basketball playing, beauty contest winning, > > > charismatic and eloquent long happily married conservative hockey mom > > > who has made something of herself in a very competitive field, who has > > > not gone to finishing school at Harvard, Yale or Princeton. She does not > > > revere the mainstream media; far from it. She is a breath of fresh air > > > blowing in from our northernmost state. God bless her. > > > Sarah has almost entirelypushedObama off television, and newspaper > > > headlines. The timing of > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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