If Gore ran for President and lost (God forbid) - could he not just pick up the pieces of what he is

[patricia92243]

doing now and continue on with his life as it now is. In other words, I don't see any reason why he shouldn't run - other than he wouldn't want to go through all the crud associated with running.

I think he knows he would be able to get more done for any of his projects if he were President - it is just the campaigning that is the trouble. If he could be magically appointed as President, I think he would easily accept the assignment

[Totally Committed]

1. Would that be before or after the resulting revolution?

Just wondering.

TC

[terisan]

2. The current moves against the vp may leave a vacancy in the vice presidency

There is clearly an inside the beltway move to neutralize Cheney. Also Trent Lott and other Republicans are now themselves feeling the sting of Hate Radio over the immigration bill (I notice they screamed about it immediately, unlike Democrats). I think there is a big move to neutralize Cheney, which may leave a vacancy in the vice presidency.

In a just world Bush would be told he had to nominate Gore and then resign from office.

[elocs]

3. I think you win the prize

for the most imaginative and unlikely scenario ever. Why not simply have aliens from outer space abduct both of them leaving Pelosi to be president? Now that would make a great movie.

[terisan]

4. Did I say it was a just world?......

[elocs]

8. This world and life is neither just nor fair. It just "is".

The rain falls and the sun shines upon the just and the unjust. Sometimes what goes around comes around and sometimes it does not. Sometimes people get what they deserve and sometimes they do not. Sometimes people get what they do not deserve. Shit happens and will happen again.

[frogcycle]

5. quick, quick - we need a Constitutional Amendment!

ok, it's a joke, but still, a delightful concept

The losing candidate in the election should be first in line of succession!

think about it - the two candidates are at least hypothetically the two thought by the electorate to be the best in the country for the job. The VP is someone who goes along for the ride, selected by the pres, not voted for separately, not even confirmed by the senate as an appointee! The VP should no more be in the line of succession than should the hacks like rove and libby!

[Recovered Repug]

6. The losing candidate in the election should be

first in line of succession! You realize that initially, the losing candidate BECAME the VP?

[frogcycle]

7. yes I do

I was going to mention put that but didn't feel like digging out references (need more coffee)

The problem they saw with it was, I believe, that the VP was not "on the team" - totally marginalized, and thus not the logical successor in case of death or disability.

But in the case of a removal for malfeasance, perhaps nullifying the election and throwing it to the other guy makes more sense.

Not gonna happen, of course - just idle whimsy