Hannibal Hamlin

Joe Biden, Al Franken Hold a Summit of the Powerless

You'd be hard-pressed to find two people in Washington with less to do than Vice President Joe Biden and would-be Minnesota Senator Al Franken.In the weeks and months since November 4th, both men have been thoroughly screwed by our nation's Constitution, albeit each in his own unique way:* Biden got roped into a job that the Founding Fathers deliberately stripped of any tangible responsibility. (If Barack Obama wants to model his presidency after Lincoln, we can't help but wonder if Biden will similarly model his own tenure after Lincoln's first VP, Hannibal Hamlin, who declared himself "the ...

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