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Why Wait on That Silly Constitution Stuff?
The Corner on National Review Online — Wednesday, October 15, 2008 [image] Why Wait on That Silly Constitution Stuff? [Michael Graham] A professor from Harvard Business School proposes today seriously that Bush and Cheney should resign immediately after the election so Obama/Biden can take the throne: Assume that Barack Obama wins the election, as polls show is increasingly likely. The following day, Vice President Cheney should be prevailed upon to resign. Using his powers to designate a successor under the 25th Amendment, President Bush should then appoint, and Congress should confirm, Obama as vice president ...

Presumption, Illusions & Reality
The Anchoress — ... We’re still 20 days out from the election. I’m watching the press, and reading these overanxious twits who are so eager to get going on their agenda (it’s been delayed, after all, these 8 years) that they advise making an end-run around the constitution so that they can begin to govern on November 5, and I’m thinking, “they always overplay their hands…” ...

Not So Great Minds Think Alike
The Corner on National Review Online — Sunday, November 23, 2008 [image] Not So Great Minds Think Alike [ Mark Hemingway ] As if Gail Collins op-ed from yesterday weren't bad enough, it's not even original. From the Boston Globe , October 15 : Assume that Barack Obama wins the election, as polls show is increasingly likely. The following day, Vice President Cheney should be prevailed upon to resign. Using his powers to designate a successor under the 25th Amendment, President Bush should then appoint, and Congress should confirm, Obama as vice president (just as Richard Nixon appointed Gerald ...