Will Sarah Palin get “Spiro Agnew’ed”?
If McCain wins, will Palin Get “Spiro Agnew’ed”? It’s possible and I’ll now explain why. First off, the rise of both Palin and Agnew are very similar. Agnew was in politics for only 6 years until he gained the Vice Presidency, starting as a county executive in Maryland. According to wikipedia, Nixon wanted Agnew out for political reasons. He would resign the Vice Presidency because of issues stemming from corruption charges in Maryland. Nixon was planning to insert John Connaly as Vice President under provisions of the 25th amendment but Connaly refused and Ford was appointed. Oddly, John Connaly was a democrat while the Nixon/Agnew ticket was republican.
I find it odd that Agnew was given the Vice Presidency nomination in the first place. Surely these corruption charges would have been known before the nomination. As it turns out, the motivation behind the nod was that Agnew would attract southerners, something Nixon had trouble doing.
Let us fast forward. Palin is now famous for her incredibly fast rise in politics, although not as quick as Agnew. She’s also got some serious corruption charges, but that’s okay, she’s doing a great job attracting Hillary girls, and other brilliant American voters. She looks good with a rifle in her hand and she hunts and fishes. How could that do anything buy propel McCain in the polls?
Now you’re asking why I think she’ll get “Spiro Agnew’ed”. It’s almost like a déjà vu, except I was too young to remember the earlier scenario. As most thinking persons are aware, Palin isn’t really qualified and McCain has one hell of a buddy that would no way in hell help him win the presidency. This is Joe Lieberman the former democrat now independent. If McCain wins the election, I’d expect the corruption charges in Alaska to esculate to such a degree that Palin is forced to resign and McCain can then appoint Lieberman. I hope I’m wrong (about McCain even winning). I endorse Chuck Baldwin.
Here’s the 25th amendment section that states how he can legally do it:
Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
