Silliness The Countdown - Page 4

RickyMaveety · 10-28-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Ask me in 4 years how much better things have gotten......

Well, Bush has driven us pretty far into the ground over the past 8 years. It's going to be tough for anyone to turn things around.

But, we can hope.

GeoffC · 10-28-2008, 12:06 PM

we can all hope ....

pshrynk · 10-29-2008, 12:16 PM

83 days.

LazyScot · 10-29-2008, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

83 days.

Out of curiosity, who would be president on the 21st Jan 2009 if they haven't agreed who got what votes by the 20th Jan 2009?

DixieGal · 10-29-2008, 12:20 PM

6 days until I once again control my own answering machine.

Every long-winded fed, state, and local candidate is filling up my answering machine with their stupid recorded ads. They call all day and up until about 8:30 or 9:00 at night. Since there's no way a "real" call could find space on the machine, I guess it needs to be unplugged until next Wed.

pshrynk · 10-29-2008, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Out of curiosity, who would be president on the 21st Jan 2009 if they haven't agreed who got what votes by the 20th Jan 2009?

I believe it would be the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Have to dust off my copy of the Constitution, though to see what the 23rd says about it.

DixieGal · 10-29-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I believe it would be the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Have to dust off my copy of the Constitution, though to see what the 23rd says about it.

DANG! So there's no up side to LS's question of there not being a pres.

GeoffC · 10-29-2008, 12:27 PM

I propose Pshrynk as a first alternative ....

Greg Anos · 10-29-2008, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Out of curiosity, who would be president on the 21st Jan 2009 if they haven't agreed who got what votes by the 20th Jan 2009?

The existing president. He remains president (unless removed by death, impeachment, or agreed to incapacity) until the next president is sworn in. (In the Rutherford B. Hayes situation (1876), Congress had made the final decision on March 2, two days before the inauguration.)

This admittedly is a gray area of our constitution. We have no mechanism to handle death of a elected but uninaugurated President, nor a death of a late stage candidate. There is no provision for a revote under such circumstances, nor for the vice presidential candidate to succeed either.

pshrynk · 10-31-2008, 02:41 PM

81...

GeoffC · 10-31-2008, 02:43 PM

gah - i thought you'd forgotten ....

DixieGal · 10-31-2008, 02:49 PM

Only 4 more days of pre-recorded answering machine messages from candidates!

pshrynk · 10-31-2008, 02:50 PM

I'll not forget, thenkyewverramuch!

pshrynk · 11-02-2008, 11:34 AM

79...

Just in case I forget, Laura Bush's birthday is Tuesday, so we're all chipping in and getting her an Eviction Notice...

zelda_pinwheel · 11-02-2008, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Just in case I forget, Laura Bush's birthday is Tuesday, so we're all chipping in and getting her an Eviction Notice...

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10-28-2008, 12:06 PM	#47
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	we can all hope ....

10-29-2008, 12:16 PM	#48
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	83 days.

10-29-2008, 12:20 PM	#50
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	6 days until I once again control my own answering machine. Every long-winded fed, state, and local candidate is filling up my answering machine with their stupid recorded ads. They call all day and up until about 8:30 or 9:00 at night. Since there's no way a "real" call could find space on the machine, I guess it needs to be unplugged until next Wed.

10-29-2008, 12:27 PM	#53
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I propose Pshrynk as a first alternative ....

10-31-2008, 02:41 PM	#55
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	81...

10-31-2008, 02:43 PM	#56
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	gah - i thought you'd forgotten ....

10-31-2008, 02:49 PM	#57
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Only 4 more days of pre-recorded answering machine messages from candidates!

10-31-2008, 02:50 PM	#58
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I'll not forget, thenkyewverramuch!

11-02-2008, 11:34 AM	#59
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	79... Just in case I forget, Laura Bush's birthday is Tuesday, so we're all chipping in and getting her an Eviction Notice...