This whole VP thing... well, it used to be it wasn't a big deal at all. The only job the VP has is to break a tie in the Senate and take over should the President's heart stop beating. (Wait, that part IS the big deal.... we need someone smart and like-minded who understands what it is like to be a good understudy. Ready at all times.... but backstage.) It's a really big job with a lot of perks, but... you are basically supposed to be in the shadow of the President. After all the President makes the big decisions. And has the red phone....(Is it really red? Or is it the red button? Or is it all Cold War BS I'm remembering?)
The media is calling the VP slot the one who does the "attack job." The VP is supposed to attack the other candidate...do the dirty work, with the Presidential candidate staying "above the fray." Maintaining that Presidential-ness and oh-so-becoming sense of decency, while the VP goes for the throat. Is this really what our electing process has become? And the hype is nauseating me. I haven't checked, but I bet Las Vegas bookies are taking odds on this "Veep-stakes" somehow for people who care to bet.
When all is said and done, I hope we can get back to talking about better health care, saving Social Security, (I'm getting older by the minute), ending the war, better educating our children and my favorite, MORE MONEY FOR THE SPACE PROGRAM.
The act of governing itself isn't as glamorous as the horse race of Presidential politics, or the "Veep-stakes," but those issues surely deserve more TV time and public discussion.
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