Re: What Happened to The 56 Men Who Signed the DeclarationofIndependence ?

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 7/8/07, Larry Seltzer <Larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
> >>Besides, he IS the president of the Senate and that, in and of itself,
> carries a certain amount of weight
>
> No it doesn't. VP's don't ever bother presiding over the Senate unless
> there's a chance of a tie vote. There's no upside to it otherwise.

Really? So what makes Cheney such an evil character these days?

I think you're ignoring the very real and oft demonstrated POLITICAL
power of that office.


> >>Lincoln was the first Republican after all.
>
> No, he wasn't. He wasn't even the first Republican presidential
> candidate (John Fremont in 1856). He was the first Republican president;
> is that what you meant?

Yes, that's what I mean. Or, put another way, the first Republican
that meant anything - and personally I would have preferred that he
was the last. Oh well...can't have everything.
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