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"What does the VP do?" - What Palin DIDN'T say


A lot of ruckus is being made about Palin's response to a third grader's question about the job of VP, especially her remark that the VP is "in charge of the Senate." Defenders argue that she wasn't parsing her words as carefully because she was "talking to a third grader." But what I find more interesting is not what she said but what she didn't say.

What is the main job of the vice president? To take over the presidency if something happens to the president.


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Formerly "bmm" on the blogs. I am presently a Ph.D. Candidate in political theory at the New School for Social Research.

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