Being Silly (But Only a Little)
So, Ty Frank and I were chatting on Sunday morning while I watered the day lilies, and casually discussing whom Obama might select as his running mate. The governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, is an terrific politician, has a great deal of experience in foreign affairs, and he’s Hispanic, so he was on our list as we ruminated.
I began to muse that such a selection might send any would be racist assassins into vapor lock (rather like a killer computer when faced with Captain Kirk’s astounding logic). At present these evil jerks would have to work their way through three people before they got to a somebody who would meet with their approval ie white and male. That would be Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia who is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Which sent me off to research the actual line of succession because it’s been a long time since I’d considered such matters, and this exciting election season has me thinking about all things political.
So, for your consideration and general bemusement: Drum Roll — the Succession.
President
Vice-President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State,
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health ad Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Weirdly, I was just explaining this to my Australian physiotherapist last night, having heard someone musing that selecting Hillary as his VP was one sure way for Obama to guarantee he wouldn’t get assassinated. As you say here, the assumption is that whoever would be that pissed off about a black guy getting elected wouldn’t be fond of the thought of Hillary taking over either, and even if the potential assassin took both of them out, they’d still be stuck with another outspoken woman!
June 12th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Looks like it all depends on how old the cabinet position is.