…is that the Constitution is a living, breathing document, m’kay?…

…which means that it can be twisted into a pretzel to mean anything the Left wants it to mean, and then twisted back into shape when that interpretation no longer suits their purposes…

if Vice President Sarah Palin could just drop in on the Senate once in a while, do a little presidin’ now and then, maybe make a motion or two, participate in the discussion in the “world’s greatest deliberative body”? Wouldn’t it be fun to see Patrick Leahy and Barbara Boxer and Dick Durbin and yes, maybe even Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and all the rest of them asking for Sarah’s permission to speak? I could get hooked on C-SPAN. hahaha Get out there and vote, folks!!

Maybe Chris Matthews just needs a dictionary!

He used the word preside several times

pre·side

1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president.
2. To possess or exercise authority or control.

a copy to Biden as well. God bless Sarah Palin, she is a true Maverick.

A VP Palin would keep the Senate a Moose free zone…you bet ya!

doesn’t know jack about the constitution,as with most of the lame stream media.

I love that McCain and Co. had a constitution sent to Matthews. When he gets done with it, maybe he can send it over to Obama and Biden. But don’t expect them to get the same thing out of it that we do. The liberal illuminati interpret the constitution however it best serves them at the moment.

The VP isn’t a part of the Executive Branch.

His powers and responsibilities are listed in Article I.

That makes him a part of the Legislative Branch.

Jefferson was so concerned about looking like he was trying to exert executive authority when he was Adams’ VP that he literally hid when Congress was in session.

Palin’s Constitutional revisionism should concern anyone who cares about this country.

We are issuing a CHALLENGE to the John McCain Campaign!

Since NO News Media will cover this and only the people (Several Million), have brought this question up and have NOT! received a legal answer to it.

*We Challenge the John McCain campaign and the GOP to “Prove” Barrack Obama, is legally qualified to run for the office of the President of the United States of America. *

Full post below.

http://www.smellslikebo.com/blog/blog5.php?p=134&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Thanks for your time.

Let’s face it, when even David Frum is talking damage limitation, rather than victory, then Republicans are looking at a generation in the political wilderness. And perhaps even extinction.

Don’t forget your sunblock!!!

Ill, baby, Ill.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102302081.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

This article, from Ace of Spades…

Palin: Correct about the VP’s Role in the Senate

shows a good example of VP Al Gore effecting a nomination awaiting approval in the Senate, just by being able to decide who has the floor and can speak.
And also, by being able to decide when a vote can be cut off.

That can be real power when used effectively.

But we already knew that.

First of all, Palin wasn’t talking about exercising Constitutional authority over the Senate when she said that she would help with policy, she was talking about exercising political power on behalf of McCain.

But, even if she were talking about exercising authority, well, as V.P. would have more than Chrissy seems to believe.

I’ve posted this before, but sometimes you have to remind people.

Found at senate.gov (I would hope they would know what they are talking about):

The first two vice presidents, Adams and Jefferson, did much to shape the nature of the office, setting precedents that were followed by others. During most of the nineteenth century, the degree of influence and the role played within the Senate depended chiefly on the personality and inclinations of the individual involved. Some had great parliamentary skill and presided well, while others found the task boring, were incapable of maintaining order, or chose to spend most of their time away from Washington, leaving the duty to a president pro tempore. Some made an effort to preside fairly, while others used their position to promote the political agenda of the administration.

During the twentieth century, the role of the vice president has evolved into more of an executive branch position. Now, the vice president is usually seen as an integral part of a president’s administration and presides over the Senate only on ceremonial occasions or when a tie-breaking vote may be needed. Yet, even though the nature of the job has changed, it is still greatly affected by the personality and skills of the individual incumbent.

At 5:09, Chris says “either she’s right or I’m wrong”.

Actually, it’s both. She’s right and you’re wrong.

He insists that he watched an HBO documentary once, and maybe he’s caught Bill Maher a few times.

Might Little Chrissie be a constitutional scholar because he stayed at a Holiday Inn last night?

Have I said lately it emboldens my heart when a woman who could be your mother, wife, sister or daughter provides such a strong, intellectual, calm and articulate role. Certainly, those of us actually paying attention to the women in our own lives have seen this many times and expect nothing less.

Yet here we have Mathews, representing the emotionally driven, ill-informed, distracted epitome of liberals generic, misogynistic woman caricature. By contrast, Nancy is the antithesis- as is Governor Palin.

Perhaps we should get Chris the apron and minivan?

People see through these attacks and it does not serve Democrats well. I know this since every woman in my life has told me so.

with a tingling feeling.
I guess when Gore used the office of VP to high jack climate science and to lay the groundwork for massively enriching himself over climate hysteria, that was just a fantasy.
The VP can be as involved in policy as much as the President wants them to be.
Chris is as much a journalist as Goebbels was. And he kind of treats uppity women about the same, come to think of it.

In the midst of his diatribe, Matthews summed it all up when he said,

“Either she’s right, or I’m wrong.”

Spoken like a true Obama PATRIDIOT!