The veep is important alright. I believe if something happens to the Pres., and the veep, the Speaker of the House takes over. I have to go throw up now!
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10-05-2008 02:21 AM #31Senior Member
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That is correct. Despite Alexander Haig's understanding of who is in charge when the president is incapacitated , the speaker of the house is 3rd in line.
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10-05-2008 09:47 AM #33Senior Member
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Here you go, this is an older list but I think they are still all there...
Pelosi would be best at keeping her cards close to the vest as long as she doesn't talk... Botox eliminates any form of facial expression whatsoever...
1. President - George W. Bush
2. Vice President- Dick Cheney
3. Speaker of the House of Rep. - Nancy Pelosi
4. President Pro Temp of the Senate - Robert Byrd
5. Sec. of State - Condi Rice
6. Sec. of Treasury - Henry Paulson
7. Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates
8. Attorney General - Michael Mukasey
9. Secretary of Interior - Dirk kempthorne
-Secretary of Agriculture - Charles Conner (not eligible
since he is an acting secretary, must be appointed and
approved by the Senate)
-Secretary of Commerce - Carlos Gutierrez (not natural
born citizen, so he's not eligible)
-Secretary of Labor - Elaine Chao (not natural born)
10. Secretary of Health and Human Services - Michael
Leavitt
11. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development -
Alphonso Jackson
12. Secretary of Transportation - Mary Peters
13. Secretary of Energy - Samuel Bodman
14. Secretary of Education - Margaret Spellings
-Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon Mansfield (acting)
15. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff
In that orderLast edited by whaler23; 10-05-2008 at 09:49 AM.
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In case you missed it.
http://www.popeater.com/television/a...733x1200676500
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10-05-2008 07:45 PM #35Senior Member
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Thanks for the replay. I can't stop crying. LMAO
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10-05-2008 11:14 PM #36Registered Member
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I heard the word maverick so many times in the VP debate I got curious and looked it up on my trusty copy of Websters New World Dictionary.
Maverick: n - a stray, unbranded bovine
Dick