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Channel: C-SPAN · 2008 · News & Politics

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GOV. PALIN: Well, our Founding Fathers were very wise there in
allowing through the Constitution much flexibility there in the office
of the vice president. And we will do what is best for the American
people in tapping into that position and ushering in an agenda that is
supportive and cooperative with the president's agenda in that
position.
Yeah, so -- and I -- I do agree with him that we have a lot of
flexibility in there, and we'll do what we have to do to administer
very appropriately the plans that are needed for this nation. And it
is my executive experience that is partly to be attributed to my pick
as VP with -- with McCain not only as a governor, but earlier on as a
mayor, as an oil and gas regulator, as a business owner. It is those
years of experience on an executive level that will be put to good use
in the White House also.


MS. IFILL: Vice presidents -- Cheney interpretation of the vice
presidency?


SEN. BIDEN: Vice President Cheney's been the most dangerous vice
president we've had probably in American history.
He has -- he has --
the idea he doesn't realize that Article I of the Constitution defines
the role of the vice president of the United States, that's the
executive -- he works in the executive branch. He should understand
that. Everyone should understand that.
And the primary role of the vice president of the United States
of America is to support the president of the United States of
America, give that president his or her best judgment when sought, and
as vice president to preside over the Senate only in a time when, in
fact, there's a tie vote.

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