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That’s A Relief

Kate | Friday, November 26, 2004

Finally, I can get a good nights sleep. It’s not my fault, after all.

It was all because of those Cro-Magnan SUV’s.

About the Author: Kate is a freelance commercial and automotive airbrush artist living in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was one of the original guest bloggers at OTB in November 2004 and soon joined the permanent stable, contributing through January 2007. Eventually, she turned to writing full time at her own blog, small dead animals, which was voted the Best Canadian Blog in the 2004 Weblog Awards and has been generally considered that country's best blog ever since.

THAT’S A RELIEF

James Joyner | Tuesday, January 20, 2004

If there should be a terrorist attack on the Capitol tonight during the State of the Union address, killing the President, his cabinet, the members of the Supreme Court, the Joint Chiefs, and most of the elected representatives of the people, rest assured that Sen. Harry Reid (D, Nev.), the Assistant Democratic Leader, will be at a safe location prepared to step into the breech.

Certainly a load off my mind.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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Surely VP Cheney will be in his secret bunker?

Posted by jen | January 20, 2004 | 04:20 pm | Permalink

Nope--his only "real" job--other than serving as a spare--is to preside over the Senate. He'll be sitting up their next to Hastert behind Bush.

Posted by James Joyner | January 20, 2004 | 04:22 pm | Permalink

Sen. Reid will have to wait in line. As you know, James, one member of the Cabinet is always designated to stay away from the SOTU.

In future years I can see this "honor" falling to the Secretary of Unsightly Undershirt Stains or some such.

Posted by McGehee | January 20, 2004 | 06:34 pm | Permalink

You can relax. Reid isn't on the Order of Presidential Succession - the only Senator who is is Ted Stevens (he's President pro tem and therefore third behind Cheney and Hastert). Some Cabinet member will also be staying away, as per usual.

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Posted by Dodd | January 20, 2004 | 07:01 pm | Permalink

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