Word: liebermanically
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Lieberman be a member of that new Senate if he hasn't resigned yet? He won't potentially be sworn in as vice president until Jan. 20, right? A: Yes. Lieberman will be a member of the new Senate for a few days and then he could resign as late as noon on Jan. 20, when, if his ticket wins, he'd become vice president. He's not allowed to hold both jobs at the same time...
...House can't decide who should be President by Jan. 20, when Bill Clinton leaves office, what happens? A: A number of things could happen. The Senate could pick a vice president, with 51 Senators voting for either Lieberman or Cheney, and one of those two men would become President...
...Assuming Gore can break the tie, he could vote for Lieberman? A: Sure. That sets up this scenario: Lieberman would become president and then appoint Gore vice president, subject to congressional confirmation...
...Senate? Does he have a say in which one he opens? A: Well, the only electoral votes that Gore could open are ones "certified" by the governor. (This is different from state officials certifying the election.) If the governor certifies the Bush-Cheney electors and the Gore-Lieberman electors send in a rival ballot, it's ignored. The only exception here is if the Senate and House object to having the Bush-Cheney electoral votes counted. As for Gore, his role under the Constitution and federal statute is pretty much just reading the ballots or breaking...
...afternoon, Gore was at the Loews Hotel in Nashville, sitting in his hotel room in his blue suit and tie, on the radio, giving interviews at five-minute intervals one after another. So were Joe Lieberman, Karenna, Tipper.Everyone was on the phone, on the air. Gore consulted with staff members about his speech for that evening, how he wanted to frame a victory and how he would handle a defeat. He asked for a section about his father, how he had lost Tennessee but never stopped loving it and calling it home, and how sometimes it was better to lose...