In particular, she realizes her limitations with international policy, and is surprisingly middle-of-the-road during her brief caretaker presidency.
Paint me a scenario.
Paint me a scenario.
Acting presidentWell for one we have our first woman president
Yes, even as an adult Sarah attended a church which believed in speaking in tongues. But then again, Henry Wallace had a mystic streak, right?. . . you're gonna need to take her away from her parents and put her in a more sane household . . .
I think it’s possible for McCain to get a heart attack from the stress of the job... my only question is how does he win in 2008? I can’t see him winning without an ASB messing things up for Obama.
If the economy is good enough in 2008 for McCain to win, he won't choose her. . .
But John had staked our providing real, genuine oversight of defense contractors as one of his main issues. When the financial institution crisis hit (with Lehman Brothers filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008), if John had realized this was squarely in his wheelhouse and went harder and quicker than Barack, I think he could have made a real race of it.. . . I can’t see him winning without an ASB messing things up for Obama.
But John had staked our providing real, genuine oversight of defense contractors as one of his main issues. When the financial institution crisis hit (with Lehman Brothers filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008), if John had realized this was squarely in his wheelhouse and went harder and quicker than Barack, I think he could have made a real race of it.
For example, John says, yes, we will bail out the same banks wh got us in this mess as we must, but then we will use Sherman Anti-Trust and similar legislation, in a lawful and orderly way to break up the large bloated banks. And we will see that regulation and reserve requirements have some teeth to them. And let me tell you, Wall Street executives will be wishing they had a Democrat in office.
And John is saying this kind of thing a day or two before Barack.
As well as the National Security Advisor, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs, etc.The Congress and Senate from both sides of the aisle will be working together to shore her up for the function of the country.
I agree to an extent, but . . .People hold recessions against the party that controls the White House--period. Nobody could have been more opposed to Grover Cleveland's policies than William Jennings Bryan--but voters still preferred to choose someone who was not a member of the same party as Cleveland.
And please notice the international aspect with the Halifax Bank of Scotland having to merge in an emergency plan, although I think we in the U.S. with our banks creating a turbocharged market for reselling sub-prime mortgages were more guilty than most!Timeline: Banking crisis
CNN, Oct. 16, 2008
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/30/us.bailout.timeline/index.html
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Sept 7 [2008]: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac effectively nationalized by the U.S. Treasury which places them into "conservatorship."
Sept. 9: Lehman Brothers shares plummet to lowest level on Wall Street in more than a decade.
Sept 14: Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy. Stock markets plummet; Central banks inject billions of dollars into money markets. Bank of America agrees to buy Merrill Lynch.
Sept. 16: AIG Corp, the world's biggest insurer, bailed out by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Morgan Stanley and Wachovia enter merger talks.
Sept. 17: Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) to merge with UK bank Lloyds TSB in an emergency rescue plan.
Sept. 18 [2008]: Federal Bank and other central banks inject billions into global markets to help ease the crunch.
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I don't think John runs for a second term. Even if it's a heart issue he fully recovers from, it would just feel like too much of a risk and be too hard to sell to the American public.It wouldn't just be a caretaker presidency. Any health issue that knocks a president completely out of commission for more than a week or two at most would be seen as an unacceptable liability to the nation, and therefore place the president under heavy pressure to resign outright. If Palin enters the Oval Office under this circumstance, she's in it for the long haul.
I think that will carry the day.https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv
" . . . when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office . . . "
We do need to be a little careful to avoid current politics. But if we do that, I think it's kind of okay to go back even two or three years.This is a chat thread. This POD is 10 years back