Friday, June 12, 2009

The Vice President should perform Party duties for the President

The President should serve the entire nation from a position above normal party politics; so, he or she should refrain from performing Party duties, such as fund-raising, campaign rallies, and party-only speeches and meetings. The party in power will of course resist this, as the Presidency is too big a pulpit to resist using for partisan advantage. The Vice President, however, could perform these duties as the President’s representative, while keeping the President away from the partisanship inherent in party functions. Of course, this would take tremendous personal integrity from the President to resist party calls for favoritism.

To this American, something does not seem right watching any President raise money for other members of their party.

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