http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/11/04/veeps/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 26 May 2012 12:24:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/11/04/veeps/comment-page-1/#comment-99652 Johanna Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:24:19 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=4124#comment-99652 They do cover that quote, explaining it as a lead-in to a self-explanation that he never got back to. I hadn't realized that Stockdale was only a placeholder, and Perot never got around to naming a permanent candidate. They do cover that quote, explaining it as a lead-in to a self-explanation that he never got back to. I hadn’t realized that Stockdale was only a placeholder, and Perot never got around to naming a permanent candidate.

]]> http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/11/04/veeps/comment-page-1/#comment-99649 Chris G. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:29:18 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=4124#comment-99649 Johanna, what does the Stockdale section cover? I only knew of him as Perot's running mate until I read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/magazine/25stockdale.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">this account</a> a few years ago -- which made me regret whatever "Who am I? Why am I here?" jokes I had made since 1992. Johanna, what does the Stockdale section cover? I only knew of him as Perot’s running mate until I read this account a few years ago — which made me regret whatever “Who am I? Why am I here?” jokes I had made since 1992.

]]> http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/11/04/veeps/comment-page-1/#comment-99648 Rob Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:22:46 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=4124#comment-99648 In the words of John Nance Gardner (FDR's VP in the '30s), being Vice President was "not worth a bucket of warm piss." Thanks for pointing this book out--it looks like it should be a good one. In the words of John Nance Gardner (FDR’s VP in the ’30s), being Vice President was “not worth a bucket of warm piss.” Thanks for pointing this book out–it looks like it should be a good one.

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