Palin Still Doesn't Know What the VP Does

Ever since she was foolishly selected by John McCain, Sarah Palin and her handlers have been trying to defy gravity. But it feels like gravity is finally starting to get the best of them, and there is a long way to fall.

As we know, Palin is a corrupt, dishonest, inexperienced, know-nothing, right wing extremist. I've rarely seen any city council members who are as dumb as she is. For twenty years Dan Quayle has set the standard for dumb politicians, but Sarah Palin makes him look like a genius. She makes George W. Bush look competent and on the ball. She's literally in a zone all her own. Think about this: has she been able to get through a single semi-probing interview without massively flubbing at least one question? The answer, sadly, is no. She barely makes it through her softball interviews without causing headaches for the McCain campaign.

Today one of the hot topics is whether Palin knows what a VP does. Back in July, before she was selected by John McCain, Gov. Palin was asked this question. Here was her answer:



That video clip alone should have been enough for McCain's aides to disqualify her from consideration. You do not select a VP who, a month earlier, didn't even know what the VP does.

But then it became worse. During the VP debate, Palin inferred that the VP is given flexibility by the Constitution:



The next day, on Fox News, Palin still didn't understand the limits of the Vice-Presidency.



And now, in a recent TV interview, Sarah Palin claimed that the Vice President is "in charge of the Senate". We're in serious times folks, and this woman is running for the second-highest position in the land. Colin Powell on Sunday said that the role of the VP is be ready to take over as President, and Palin isn't ready. Polls have shown that Palin isn't ready. And every time Palin opens her mouth, she shows that she isn't ready. Now the press is starting to catch on, they smell blood in the water, and McCain's own aides are having a very tough time defending Palin:



Let me provide for you exactly what the Vice President's role is, according to the US Constitution::

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

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In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President...

That's it. It's not very hard. If reading an antiquated document is too much for Sarah Palin she can read Wikipedia:

The formal powers and role of the vice president are limited by the Constitution to becoming President should the President become unable to serve (e.g. due to the death, resignation, or medical impairment of the President) and acting as the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate. As President of the Senate, the Vice President has two primary duties: to cast a vote in the event of a Senate deadlock and to preside over and certify the official vote count of the U.S. Electoral College.

For Sarah Palin not to understand this at the age of 44, much less after nearly two months of running for Vice President and being asked this question multiple times, is simply shocking.

Yet McCain thinks this person is qualified to be Commander-in-Chief should the need arise. The lack of judgment is simply unfathomable. Should he lose the election, I really wonder what he will say to justify or excuse this decision.