--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is not being "in charge" of the Senate! VP merely "presides," has > no influence other than casting tie-breaking vote.
Dictionary.com disagrees with you, feste37: Preside Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. pr['e]sider. See Sit.] 1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate. 2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over. Some o'er the public magazines preside. --Dryden. ....and the thesaurus at the same website makes the case stronger: Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Main Entry: preside Part of Speech: verb Definition: be in authority Synonyms: administer, advise, be at the head of, be in driver's seat, call the signals, carry on, chair, conduct, control, direct, do the honors, govern, handle, head, head up, keep, lead, manage, officiate, operate, ordain, oversee, pull the strings, run, run the show, sit on top of, supervise Antonyms: follow, serve > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard Williams <willytex@> > wrote: > > > > > Vice President was "in charge" of the US Senate. > > > > > As designated by the Constitution of the United States, > > the vice president also serves as the President of the Senate, > > and may break tie votes in that chamber. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States > > >
