Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for July 12, 2024

Rockefeller was Gerald Ford’s VP. He dumped Rocky in 1976 when he ran on his own against Carter for Bob Dole. Controversial. The two others talked about in ’74 was two unknowns, Donald Rumsfeld and George HW Bush

Clearly labeled LOL!!

Some VP’s get lucky

Dick Chaney told Opus to #@%& off.

Pence told Opus to go hang himself. I mean Pence hung up on Opus.

I’d forgotten Nelson had been V.P., but during those years I was very busy, fresh out of college and working way more than I should have. Politics back then were just not that ’’meaningful’’ to me. Sorry Opus, Nelson died January 26, 1979 at age 70.

Penguin stew, yum.

Dead, what since when? What year is this? I have one decent sleep and the world changes on me.

What was once meaningful is now a laughing stock

My brother maintains that the selection of a vice-presidential candidate is a form of insurance for the president.

Hey, give Breathed credit – he could have turned this into a Dan Quayle joke…

Rockerfeller was only 70 and died of a heart attack while in bed with his secretary.

John Nance Garner (VP under FDR) reportedly told Lyndon Johnson that "the Vice Presidency isn’t worth a pitcher of warm spit.”How long would it take Bill to fill a pitcher? “Ack! Thppt!”

And for the first time in US history, the Presidency and Vice-Presidency were held by persons the country did not elect to those offices. Ford was appointed VP by Nixon when Agnew left and affirmed by the congress. Then Ford becomes President, when Nixon resigns. Ford then selects Rockefeller as VP and is confirmed by the congress. And that’s the rest of the story.

I wonder what penguin stew tastes like? Also, I wonder what goes into it other than a penguin?

VP is where the party sends someone they never want to be President.