Former United States vice president nominee and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been hard to find lately. She said she wanted time away from the spotlight and most of her interaction with the outside world has been via Facebook, the social networking website.
However, this week Palin appeared in Hong Kong. She reportedly got a lot of money to give an hour and a half speech at a conference that focused on investments. During her speech, Palin reported touched on a number of issues including health care, the global financial situation and the relations between the United States and China.
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Before I get into my thoughts on Senator McCain’s choice for Vice President, I want to talk about the Vice Presidential job description. What does the Vice President of the United States get to do? Sarah Palin isn’t sure what the job requires, so I thought I would take a look.
Job Description courtesy of Wikipedia
The formal powers and role of the vice president are limited by the Constitution to becoming President in the event of the death or resignation of the President and acting as the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate. As President of the Senate, the Vice …read more