--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I doubt whether it's possible to educate you.
Truer words were never spoken. What a concept, a government with three branches that all work to keep the other branches power in check! That could really catch on. After Bush, who has done more than any president in history to subvert this basic premise of our country, is gone. The point is very > simple. This is what the idiot Palin claimed, that the VP is "in > charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in > there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes." > > The statement is untrue, as I have pointed out. The VP is not "in > charge" of the Senate. Senators are in charge of the Senate and resist > pressure from outside. Ask LBJ, who became VP in 1961 and thought he > could influence the Democrats in the Senate by attending their > meetings. They froze him out. > > It would be much easier if you tried to educate yourself for a change. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > > You are missing the point entirely, and no dictionary or thesaurus > > can > > > save you. > > > > > > > > If I'm "missting the point entirely", why don't you educate me? > > > > That is if you have any point to make. > > > > But I suspect that you don't...at least, not any longer... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
