Read more Office of the Vice President stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34382/office-of-the-vice-president.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:41:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71717/arianna-biden-should-resign-over-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Biden should resign on principle if President Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan, writes Arianna Huffington. It's no secret Biden has "deep reservations" about ramping up the war effort there. "So if the president does decide to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness...http://www.newser.com/story/71717/arianna-biden-should-resign-over-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47998/biden-plans-to-shrink-vp-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost vice presidents enter office wanting to grab power and make a name for themselves. Not Joe Biden. The VP-elect is determined to roll back Dick Cheney’s massive power grab, he tells the New York Times. Will that make him less effective? “The only value of power is in the...http://www.newser.com/story/47998/biden-plans-to-shrink-vp-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 10:05:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47601/cheney-deserves-kick-in-the-shins-dowd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVice President Dick Cheney's guiding principle was "a theory of constitutional thuggishness" that set the tone for the administration's agenda—but he's refusing to take the blame for anything, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times . His insistence that he never called the shots, despite his "Darth Vader-type personality,...http://www.newser.com/story/47601/cheney-deserves-kick-in-the-shins-dowd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 6:45:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42509/bidens-headed-to-vp-mansion-to-meet-cheneys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVice President Dick Cheney and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are getting together tomorrow night to discuss the upcoming handoff of the job as the nation's second-in-command. Cheney spokeswoman Megan Mitchell says Cheney and his wife, Lynne, will host Biden and his wife, Jill, at their home.http://www.newser.com/story/42509/bidens-headed-to-vp-mansion-to-meet-cheneys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 15:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42112/his-bedrock-decency-will-be-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush may not be judged kindly by history, but he was faithful, consistent, and above all compassionate, writes former White House official Jim Towey in the Wall Street Journal . It was “little acts behind the curtain” that “inspired intense loyalty by staff members." To those who knew him,...http://www.newser.com/story/42112/his-bedrock-decency-will-be-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Nov 2008 14:31:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39001/the-vice-presidency-must-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFew countries have vice presidents, and the US shouldn’t either, Bruce Ackerman writes in the LA Times . The founding fathers established the office as a consolation prize, the Yale law and political science professor explains, and it's morphed into a ticket-balancing slot. "This isn't a question on which the founders...http://www.newser.com/story/39001/the-vice-presidency-must-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Oct 2008 16:57:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36855/cheney-sued-to-expose-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge is being asked to prevent Dick Cheney from destroying or hiding what some believe are the administration's best kept secrets, reports the Washington Post. The advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is calling for a court order to force the powerful vice president to preserve his...http://www.newser.com/story/36855/cheney-sued-to-expose-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Sep 2008 4:52:24 CDT