ext_26725 ([identity profile] thanatos-kalos.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] briarwood 2008-11-04 05:17 pm (UTC)

she thinks that the VP runs the Senate. Which is not only completely wrong (the VP is president of the Senate, but his/her only role is casting a tie-breaking vote) but quite scary, when one thinks about what she might want to do...

Other than that, the VP's job varies depending on the president. In some instances, the VP has their own agenda (e.g., Gore and the environment) which the prez allows him/her to advance; in other cases, the VP acts as an advisor in areas that the prez isn't expert in (e.g., Biden is well-versed in foreign policy which Obama is not, so Biden would advise him there). Sometimes, the VP is a stuffed shirt who does nothing (e.g., Dan Quayle).

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